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Pips answers — Sunday, August 31, 2025

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

Easy #40

Easy

blue: 0 | purple (=): 1 · 1 | green (=): 2 · 2 | amber: 6 | orange (=10): 5 · 5

Medium #41

Medium

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

Hard #42

Hard

blue (=13): 3 · 4 · 2 · 2 · 2 | purple: 3 | green (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | amber (=0): 0 | orange (=24): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | slate (=4): 1 · 3 | teal (=5): 5 | pink: 2 | lime (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | brown (=0): 0

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>6 — Add up to more than 62
Green>4 — Be more than 41
Amber>6 — Add up to more than 62
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue13 — Add up to exactly 135
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber0 — Be exactly 01
Orange24 — Add up to exactly 244
Slate4 — Add up to exactly 42
Teal5 — Be exactly 51
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell5
Brown0 — Be exactly 01
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