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Pips answers — Saturday, September 13, 2025

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

Easy #79

Easy

blue (=): 5 · 5 | purple (=6): 2 · 2 · 0 · 2 | green: 3 | amber (<3): 2

Medium #80

Medium

blue (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | purple (>4): 6 | green (=12): 5 · 4 · 3 | amber (>2): 3 | orange (=8): 6 · 2 | slate (<3): 1 | teal (=3): 3

Hard #81

Hard

blue (=11): 5 · 6 | purple (=2): 1 · 1 | green (=9): 4 · 5 | amber: 4 | orange: 4 | slate (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | teal (=2): 1 · 1 | pink (=5): 5 | lime (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | brown (=0): 0 · 0 | blue (=1): 1 | purple (=5): 5 | green (=18): 6 · 6 · 6 | amber (=5): 5 | orange (=0): 0 | slate: 4

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 64
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber<3 — Be less than 31

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green12 — Add up to exactly 123
Amber>2 — Be more than 21
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 82
Slate<3 — Be less than 31
Teal3 — Be exactly 31

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue11 — Add up to exactly 112
Purple2 — Add up to exactly 22
Green9 — Add up to exactly 92
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell6
Teal2 — Add up to exactly 22
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell5
Brown0 — Add up to exactly 02
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green18 — Add up to exactly 183
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
SlateTake any value it likes1
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