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Pips answers — Thursday, September 18, 2025

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

Easy #94

Easy

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

Medium #95

Medium

blue (=4): 0 · 4 | purple (≠): 3 · 0 | green (=20): 5 · 4 · 5 · 6 | amber (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | orange (<3): 0

Hard #96

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 63
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green0 — Add up to exactly 02
AmberTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 42
Purple — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Green20 — Add up to exactly 204
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange<3 — Be less than 31

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 22
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell5
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
Slate2 — Add up to exactly 22
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime10 — Add up to exactly 102
Brown0 — Be exactly 01
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
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