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Pips answers — Sunday, September 7, 2025

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

Easy #61

Easy

blue (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | purple (=1): 1 | green (=2): 1 · 1 | amber (=3): 2 · 1

Medium #62

Medium

blue: 0 | purple (=10): 4 · 6 | green (=11): 5 · 6 | amber: 0 | orange (=10): 5 · 5 | slate: 0 | teal: 4 | pink (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3

Hard #63

Hard

blue (=10): 5 · 5 | purple (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | green: 2 | amber (=2): 1 · 1 | orange (=6): 4 · 2 | slate (≠): 5 · 3 · 4 · 2 | teal (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | pink (<3): 0 · 0 · 2 | lime (>15): 6 · 5 · 5 | brown (=0): 0 · 0 | blue (=1): 1

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Add up to exactly 03
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green2 — Add up to exactly 22
Amber3 — Add up to exactly 32

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green11 — Add up to exactly 112
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
SlateTake any value it likes1
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell4

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
Slate — Have no two cells showing the same number4
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink<3 — Add up to less than 33
Lime>15 — Add up to more than 153
Brown0 — Add up to exactly 02
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
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