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Pips answers — Friday, September 12, 2025

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

Easy #76

Easy

blue (=8): 2 · 6 | purple (=11): 6 · 5 | green (=0): 0 · 0 | amber: 5 | orange: 3

Medium #77

Medium

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

Hard #78

Hard

blue (=1): 1 | purple (≠): 4 · 5 · 2 · 3 | green (=4): 4 | amber (=0): 0 | orange (=20): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | slate (=30): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | teal (=): 4 · 4 | pink (=0): 0 | lime: 3 | brown: 5 | blue: 3 | purple (=0): 0 | green (<3): 2

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 82
Purple11 — Add up to exactly 112
Green0 — Add up to exactly 02
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<3 — Be less than 31
Purple<3 — Be less than 31
Green1 — Add up to exactly 12
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 02
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
Pink8 — Add up to exactly 83
Lime<3 — Be less than 31

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple — Have no two cells showing the same number4
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber0 — Be exactly 01
Orange20 — Add up to exactly 204
Slate30 — Add up to exactly 305
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
LimeTake any value it likes1
BrownTake any value it likes1
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
Green<3 — Be less than 31
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