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Pips answers — Sunday, September 21, 2025

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

Easy #103

Easy

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

Medium #104

Medium

blue (=4): 2 · 2 | purple (=): 5 · 5 | green (<6): 5 | amber (=0): 0 | orange (=42): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | slate (<2): 1 | teal: 6 | pink (<4): 3 | lime (<5): 4 | brown (<3): 2

Hard #105

Hard

blue (=): 4 · 4 | purple (=3): 3 | green (=5): 5 | amber (=1): 1 | orange (=18): 6 · 6 · 6 | slate (=3): 3 | teal (<4): 1 | pink (≠): 4 · 2 · 5 · 6 · 3 | lime (=10): 5 · 5 | brown (>4): 6 | blue (=2): 2 | purple (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | green (=4): 4 | amber (=1): 1

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green2 — Add up to exactly 22
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 02
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
Slate5 — Add up to exactly 52
Teal3 — Be exactly 31
Pink1 — Be exactly 11
Lime6 — Be exactly 61

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 42
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green<6 — Be less than 61
Amber0 — Be exactly 01
Orange42 — Add up to exactly 427
Slate<2 — Be less than 21
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink<4 — Be less than 41
Lime<5 — Be less than 51
Brown<3 — Be less than 31

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green5 — Be exactly 51
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange18 — Add up to exactly 183
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal<4 — Be less than 41
Pink — Have no two cells showing the same number5
Lime10 — Add up to exactly 102
Brown>4 — Be more than 41
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple0 — Add up to exactly 03
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
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