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Pips answers — Wednesday, September 10, 2025

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

Easy #70

Easy

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

Medium #71

Medium

blue (=): 1 · 1 | purple: 2 | green (>3): 6 | amber (=2): 1 · 1 · 0 | orange (=2): 1 · 1 | slate (<3): 1 | teal (=8): 3 · 4 · 1 | pink (>4): 5

Hard #72

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 62
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
GreenTake any value it likes1
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange3 — Be exactly 31

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>3 — Be more than 31
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 23
Orange2 — Add up to exactly 22
Slate<3 — Be less than 31
Teal8 — Add up to exactly 83
Pink>4 — Be more than 41

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<3 — Be less than 31
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal<6 — Be less than 61
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime3 — Be exactly 31
Brown>3 — Be more than 31
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