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Pips answers — Friday, August 22, 2025

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

Easy #13

Easy

blue (=1): 1 | purple: 6 | green (=0): 0 | amber: 6 | orange (=1): 1 | slate (=8): 5 · 3 | teal: 4 | pink (=): 1 · 1

Medium #14

Medium

blue: 4 | purple (=3): 0 · 3 | green (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | amber (=5): 5 | orange (=): 6 · 6 | slate (=6): 1 · 4 · 1

Hard #15

Hard

blue (=18): 6 · 6 · 6 | purple (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | green: 5 | amber (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | orange: 3 | slate (=1): 1 | teal: 1 | pink (=): 4 · 4 | lime (=2): 2 | brown (=): 3 · 3

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green0 — Be exactly 01
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 82
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple3 — Add up to exactly 32
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 63

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue18 — Add up to exactly 183
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 05
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime2 — Be exactly 21
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
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