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Pips answers — Monday, September 22, 2025

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

Easy #106

Easy

blue (>4): 5 | purple: 0 | green: 4 | amber: 2 | orange (=1): 1 · 0 | slate (=12): 6 · 6 | teal (=): 3 · 3

Medium #107

Medium

blue (=8): 6 · 2 | purple (=11): 6 · 5 | green (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | amber: 2 | orange (=9): 4 · 5 | slate (=9): 4 · 5

Hard #108

Hard

blue: 3 | purple (=9): 5 · 4 | green: 2 | amber: 2 | orange (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | slate (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | teal (=6): 3 · 3 | pink (>4): 6 | lime (=4): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange1 — Add up to exactly 12
Slate12 — Add up to exactly 122
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 82
Purple11 — Add up to exactly 112
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange9 — Add up to exactly 92
Slate9 — Add up to exactly 92

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 92
GreenTake any value it likes1
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange0 — Add up to exactly 05
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal6 — Add up to exactly 62
Pink>4 — Be more than 41
Lime4 — Add up to exactly 44
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