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Pips answers — Tuesday, September 30, 2025

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

Easy #130

Easy

blue (>3): 4 | purple (≠): 4 · 0 · 2 · 3 | green: 3 | amber (<3): 2 | orange (>4): 5

Medium #131

Medium

blue: 6 | purple (=8): 4 · 1 · 3 · 0 | green (<3): 0 | amber (<5): 1 | orange (=10): 5 · 5 | slate: 2

Hard #135

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
Purple — Have no two cells showing the same number4
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber<3 — Be less than 31
Orange>4 — Be more than 41

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 84
Green<3 — Be less than 31
Amber<5 — Be less than 51
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
SlateTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell6
Green>10 — Add up to more than 102
AmberTake any values it likes3
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell5
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal0 — Add up to exactly 02
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell4
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