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Pips answers — Friday, August 29, 2025

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

Easy #34

Easy

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

Medium #35

Medium

blue (=12): 6 · 6 | purple (=4): 0 · 2 · 2 | green: 5 | amber (=8): 4 · 4 | orange (=4): 2 · 2 | slate (=0): 0 · 0

Hard #36

Hard

blue (=9): 4 · 5 | purple: 3 | green: 2 | amber (=): 1 · 1 | orange (=): 2 · 2 | slate (=12): 6 · 6 | teal (=2): 0 · 0 · 1 · 1 | pink (=10): 5 · 5 | lime (=3): 3 | brown (=18): 6 · 6 · 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange4 — Be exactly 41

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 122
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 43
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 82
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 42
Slate0 — Add up to exactly 02

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 92
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate12 — Add up to exactly 122
Teal2 — Add up to exactly 24
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
Lime3 — Be exactly 31
Brown18 — Add up to exactly 183
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