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Pips answers — Tuesday, August 26, 2025

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

Easy #25

Easy

blue (=): 1 · 1 | purple: 2 | green (=4): 4 | amber (=6): 6 | orange (=2): 2 | slate: 6 | teal: 0

Medium #26

Medium

blue: 3 | purple (=10): 5 · 5 | green (=1): 1 · 0 | amber: 2 | orange (=12): 6 · 6 | slate: 3 | teal (=8): 4 · 4 | pink (=): 2 · 2 | lime: 0

Hard #27

Hard

blue (=10): 4 · 6 | purple (=1): 1 · 0 | green (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | amber (=12): 6 · 6 | orange (≠): 5 · 4 · 2 | slate: 4 | teal (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | pink (=4): 4 | lime (<2): 1 | brown (=6): 6 | blue (=0): 0

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber6 — Be exactly 61
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
SlateTake any value it likes1
TealTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green1 — Add up to exactly 12
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange12 — Add up to exactly 122
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal8 — Add up to exactly 82
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
LimeTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple1 — Add up to exactly 12
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber12 — Add up to exactly 122
Orange — Have no two cells showing the same number3
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink4 — Be exactly 41
Lime<2 — Be less than 21
Brown6 — Be exactly 61
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
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