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Pips answers — Thursday, October 2, 2025

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

Easy #136

Easy

blue (<2): 0 | purple (≠): 2 · 4 · 5 | green (=): 3 · 3 | amber: 2 | orange (=2): 2 | slate (=12): 6 · 6 | teal (=1): 1 | pink: 1

Medium #137

Medium

blue (>4): 5 | purple (≠): 3 · 0 · 4 | green (=1): 1 | amber (=2): 2 · 0 | orange (=4): 1 · 3 | slate: 1

Hard #138

Hard

blue (>3): 4 | purple (=): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | green (=0): 0 | amber (=3): 1 · 2 | orange (=1): 0 · 1 | slate (=3): 2 · 1 | teal: 4 | pink (=1): 1 | lime (=4): 4 | brown (=3): 3 · 0 | blue (=4): 4 | purple (=12): 6 · 6 | green (<4): 1 | amber (<3): 2 | orange (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | slate (<3): 2 | teal (<2): 1

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
Purple — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
Slate12 — Add up to exactly 122
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
PinkTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
Purple — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Green1 — Be exactly 11
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 42
SlateTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber3 — Add up to exactly 32
Orange1 — Add up to exactly 12
Slate3 — Add up to exactly 32
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink1 — Be exactly 11
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown3 — Add up to exactly 32
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple12 — Add up to exactly 122
Green<4 — Be less than 41
Amber<3 — Be less than 31
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
Slate<3 — Be less than 31
Teal<2 — Be less than 21
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