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Pips answers — Friday, September 5, 2025

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

Easy #55

Easy

blue (=3): 3 | purple (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | green (=7): 5 · 2 | amber: 1 | orange (=3): 3

Medium #56

Medium

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

Hard #57

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange3 — Be exactly 31

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<4 — Add up to less than 42
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 63
Teal5 — Be exactly 51

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal6 — Be exactly 61
Pink2 — Add up to exactly 22
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell3
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell5
Blue0 — Add up to exactly 05
Purple18 — Add up to exactly 183
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