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Pips answers — Tuesday, September 2, 2025

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

Easy #46

Easy

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

Medium #47

Medium

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

Hard #48

Hard

blue (=5): 0 · 5 | purple (=0): 0 | green (=21): 6 · 4 · 5 · 6 | amber (=11): 5 · 6 | orange (=3): 1 · 2 | slate (=3): 3 | teal (=0): 0 | pink (=): 2 · 2 | lime (=3): 1 · 2 | brown (=9): 3 · 6 | blue (>3): 4

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange5 — Be exactly 51
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 22
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
Green6 — Be exactly 61
Amber5 — Add up to exactly 52
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate3 — Add up to exactly 32
Teal4 — Add up to exactly 43
PinkTake any values it likes2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Add up to exactly 52
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
Green21 — Add up to exactly 214
Amber11 — Add up to exactly 112
Orange3 — Add up to exactly 32
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime3 — Add up to exactly 32
Brown9 — Add up to exactly 92
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
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