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Pips answers — Tuesday, September 9, 2025

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

Easy #67

Easy

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

Medium #68

Medium

blue (=2): 2 | purple (=3): 3 | green: 4 | amber (=17): 6 · 5 · 6 | orange (≠): 5 · 6 · 4 | slate (≠): 6 · 4 | teal (=1): 1 · 0 | pink (=0): 0 · 0 | lime (=1): 1 | brown: 4 | blue (=3): 3 | purple (=2): 2 | green: 4

Hard #69

Hard

blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (=3): 1 · 1 · 1 | green (=12): 6 · 6 | amber: 3 · 2 · 4 · 1 | orange (≠): 3 · 2 | slate (=1): 1 | teal (=6): 3 · 3 | pink (=2): 2 | lime (=20): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | brown (=24): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green3 — Add up to exactly 33
Amber3 — Add up to exactly 32
Orange3 — Be exactly 31

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber17 — Add up to exactly 173
Orange — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Slate — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Teal1 — Add up to exactly 12
Pink0 — Add up to exactly 02
Lime1 — Be exactly 11
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
GreenTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple3 — Add up to exactly 33
Green12 — Add up to exactly 122
AmberTake any values it likes4
Orange — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
Teal6 — Add up to exactly 62
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime20 — Add up to exactly 204
Brown24 — Add up to exactly 244
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