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Pips answers — Tuesday, September 16, 2025

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

Easy #88

Easy

blue: 6 | purple (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | green: 4 | amber: 4 | orange (=11): 5 · 6 | slate: 4 | teal (=4): 2 · 2

Medium #89

Medium

blue (=4): 2 · 2 · 0 | purple (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | green (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | amber (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | orange: 4 | slate: 2

Hard #90

Hard

blue (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | purple (=4): 1 · 2 · 1 · 0 | green: 3 | amber (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | orange: 5 | slate: 3 | teal (=10): 5 · 5 | pink (>3): 4

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
GreenTake any value it likes1
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange11 — Add up to exactly 112
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal4 — Add up to exactly 42

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 43
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 44
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell5
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102
Pink>3 — Be more than 31
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