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Pips answers — Monday, August 25, 2025

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

Easy #22

Easy

blue (=2): 2 | purple (=15): 5 · 5 · 5 | green: 3 | amber (=3): 1 · 1 · 1

Medium #23

Medium

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

Hard #24

Hard

blue (=1): 1 | purple: 2 | green (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | amber (=): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | orange: 2 | slate (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | teal: 5 | pink (=1): 1 | lime: 0 | brown (=11): 5 · 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple15 — Add up to exactly 153
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber3 — Add up to exactly 33

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Green<2 — Be less than 21
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange0 — Add up to exactly 02
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
PinkTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell4
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink1 — Be exactly 11
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown11 — Add up to exactly 112
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