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Pips answers — Friday, September 19, 2025

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

Easy #97

Easy

blue (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | purple (=): 2 · 2 | green (=9): 4 · 5 | amber (=): 1 · 1 | orange: 6

Medium #98

Medium

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

Hard #99

Hard

blue (<3): 1 | purple (=17): 4 · 4 · 4 · 5 | green (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | amber (=10): 4 · 6 | orange (<3): 2 | slate (=4): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | teal (=7): 3 · 4 | pink (=5): 5

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green9 — Add up to exactly 92
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
Purple3 — Add up to exactly 32
Green3 — Add up to exactly 32
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange>3 — Be more than 31
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal3 — Add up to exactly 32

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<3 — Be less than 31
Purple17 — Add up to exactly 174
Green= — Show the same number on every cell5
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
Orange<3 — Be less than 31
Slate4 — Add up to exactly 44
Teal7 — Add up to exactly 72
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
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