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Pips answers — Sunday, September 28, 2025

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

Easy #124

Easy

blue (>4): 5 | purple (≠): 4 · 2 | green (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | amber: 4 | orange (<2): 1

Medium #125

Medium

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

Hard #126

Hard

blue: 1 | purple (=5): 3 · 2 | green (=10): 5 · 5 | amber (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | orange (=10): 4 · 6 | slate (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | teal (>4): 6 | pink (=10): 6 · 4 | lime (=9): 3 · 3 · 3 | brown (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | blue: 1 | purple (>1): 2

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
Purple — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange<2 — Be less than 21

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green2 — Add up to exactly 22
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell6
Slate0 — Add up to exactly 02
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple5 — Add up to exactly 52
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 03
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal>4 — Be more than 41
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
Lime9 — Add up to exactly 93
Brown0 — Add up to exactly 05
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>1 — Be more than 11
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