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Pips answers — Saturday, August 30, 2025

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

Easy #37

Easy

blue (=1): 1 · 0 | purple (=16): 6 · 5 · 5 | green (=7): 4 · 3 | amber: 4 | orange: 2 | slate: 2

Medium #38

Medium

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

Hard #39

Hard

blue (=11): 6 · 5 | purple (=1): 1 | green (=4): 4 | amber (=12): 6 · 6 | orange: 3 | slate (=4): 4 | teal (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | pink (=7): 1 · 6 | lime (=4): 4 | brown (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | blue (=4): 0 · 4 | purple (=0): 0 · 0 · 0

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Add up to exactly 12
Purple16 — Add up to exactly 163
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 64
Purple — Have no two cells showing the same number4
Green1 — Be exactly 11
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange<3 — Add up to less than 32

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue11 — Add up to exactly 112
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber12 — Add up to exactly 122
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell7
Pink7 — Add up to exactly 72
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell3
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 42
Purple0 — Add up to exactly 03
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