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Pips answers — Wednesday, October 1, 2025

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

Easy #133

Easy

blue (<2): 0 | purple (≠): 2 · 5 · 4 · 6 | green (<3): 2 | amber (>4): 6 | orange (=4): 4

Medium #134

Medium

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

Hard #132

Hard

blue (=11): 5 · 6 | purple (=8): 4 · 4 | green (=): 1 · 1 | amber (=6): 6 | orange (=): 1 · 1 | slate (=0): 0 | teal (>3): 5 | pink (=): 2 · 2 | lime: 1 | brown (=17): 6 · 6 · 5 | blue (=2): 2 · 0 · 0 | purple (=5): 5 | green (<5): 2 · 0 | amber (>4): 5 | orange (=3): 3 | slate (<4): 3 | teal (=3): 3 | pink: 3

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
Purple — Have no two cells showing the same number4
Green<3 — Be less than 31
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange4 — Be exactly 41

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
Orange0 — Add up to exactly 02
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue>4 — Be more than 41

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue11 — Add up to exactly 112
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber6 — Be exactly 61
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
Teal>3 — Be more than 31
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown17 — Add up to exactly 173
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 23
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green<5 — Add up to less than 52
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate<4 — Be less than 41
Teal3 — Be exactly 31
PinkTake any value it likes1
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