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Pips answers — Sunday, September 14, 2025

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

Easy #82

Easy

blue (=): 5 · 5 | purple: 0 | green (>1): 6 | amber (=): 3 · 3 | orange (=): 2 · 2

Medium #83

Medium

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

Hard #84

Hard

blue: 4 | purple (=1): 1 | green (=11): 5 · 6 | amber: 4 | orange (=9): 5 · 4 | slate (=0): 0 | teal (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | pink (=3): 1 · 2 | lime (=1): 1 | brown (=12): 6 · 6 | blue (=4): 4 | purple (=8): 3 · 5 | green (=2): 1 · 1 | amber (=0): 0 · 0 | orange (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | slate (=2): 2 | teal (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | pink (=10): 5 · 5

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>1 — Be more than 11
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell5
Teal2 — Add up to exactly 22
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime>5 — Be more than 51
Brown<4 — Be less than 41

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green11 — Add up to exactly 112
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange9 — Add up to exactly 92
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink3 — Add up to exactly 32
Lime1 — Be exactly 11
Brown12 — Add up to exactly 122
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green2 — Add up to exactly 22
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 02
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal0 — Add up to exactly 03
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
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