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Pips answers — Saturday, September 20, 2025

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

Easy #100

Easy

blue (=10): 1 · 3 · 6 | purple (=10): 5 · 5 | green: 4 | amber (=10): 5 · 5

Medium #101

Medium

blue (=4): 0 · 2 · 2 | purple (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | green (=1): 1 | amber (=1): 1 | orange (=): 2 · 2 | slate (=7): 3 · 4

Hard #102

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 103
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 43
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green1 — Be exactly 11
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate7 — Add up to exactly 72

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber12 — Add up to exactly 122
Orange9 — Add up to exactly 92
Slate — Have no two cells showing the same number2
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink5 — Add up to exactly 52
Lime0 — Add up to exactly 04
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell4
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple3 — Add up to exactly 33
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