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Pips answers — Sunday, August 24, 2025

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

Easy #19

Easy

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

Medium #20

Medium

blue (=1): 1 | purple (=16): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | green (>2): 3 | amber: 1 | orange: 2 | slate (=0): 0 · 0 | teal: 3 | pink (=0): 0 | lime (=): 2 · 2

Hard #21

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple16 — Add up to exactly 164
Green>2 — Be more than 21
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate0 — Add up to exactly 02
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<3 — Be less than 31
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell7
Green<2 — Be less than 21
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal0 — Add up to exactly 02
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime10 — Add up to exactly 102
BrownTake any value it likes1
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