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Pips answers — Monday, September 29, 2025

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

Easy #127

Easy

blue (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | purple (>3): 4 | green (=0): 0 · 0 | amber (>2): 3

Medium #128

Medium

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

Hard #129

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple>3 — Be more than 31
Green0 — Add up to exactly 02
Amber>2 — Be more than 21

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber<2 — Be less than 21
Orange2 — Add up to exactly 23
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal3 — Be exactly 31
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell3
BrownTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink0 — Add up to exactly 03
Lime3 — Add up to exactly 33
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell7
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple18 — Add up to exactly 183
GreenTake any value it likes1
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