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Pips answers — Wednesday, September 24, 2025

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

Easy #112

Easy

blue (=6): 2 · 2 · 0 · 2 | purple (=10): 4 · 6 | green: 5 · 4

Medium #113

Medium

blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (>10): 6 · 6 | green (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | amber (=2): 2 | orange (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | slate: 4 · 2

Hard #114

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 64
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
GreenTake any values it likes2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple>10 — Add up to more than 102
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
SlateTake any values it likes2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green — Have no two cells showing the same number6
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink<1 — Be less than 11
Lime<1 — Be less than 11
Brown6 — Be exactly 61
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