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Pips answers — Thursday, August 21, 2025

The finished Easy, Medium and Hard boards for this day, with every region rule satisfied.

Easy #10

Easy

blue (=2): 2 | purple (=7): 3 · 4 | green (=7): 3 · 4 | amber (=9): 5 · 4 | orange (=2): 2

Medium #11

Medium

blue (≠): 6 · 5 · 3 | purple (=5): 2 · 0 · 1 · 1 · 1 | green (=5): 5 | amber: 5

Hard #12

Hard

blue (=): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | purple: 4 | green (=10): 4 · 6 | amber: 2 | orange (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | slate (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | teal: 6 | pink (=3): 3 | lime (=4): 0 · 4

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 72
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 92
Orange2 — Be exactly 21

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Purple5 — Add up to exactly 55
Green5 — Be exactly 51
AmberTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell5
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange0 — Add up to exactly 04
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell5
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink3 — Be exactly 31
Lime4 — Add up to exactly 42
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