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Pips answers — Saturday, September 6, 2025

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

Easy #58

Easy

blue (=6): 3 · 3 | purple: 2 | green (=0): 0 | amber (=10): 5 · 5 | orange (=0): 0 | slate: 0 | teal (=9): 3 · 6

Medium #59

Medium

blue (=): 3 · 3 | purple (=9): 4 · 5 | green (=): 2 · 2 | amber (<3): 1 | orange (=4): 4

Hard #60

Hard

blue (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | purple (=11): 6 · 5 | green: 0 | amber (≠): 1 · 2 · 0 | orange (=15): 5 · 5 · 5 | slate (=2): 2 | teal (=4): 4 | pink (=4): 4 | lime (=12): 6 · 6 | brown (=1): 1 · 0 | blue (=3): 3

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 62
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal9 — Add up to exactly 92

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 92
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber<3 — Be less than 31
Orange4 — Be exactly 41

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple11 — Add up to exactly 112
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Orange15 — Add up to exactly 153
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
Pink4 — Be exactly 41
Lime12 — Add up to exactly 122
Brown1 — Add up to exactly 12
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
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