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Pips answers — Saturday, October 4, 2025

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

Easy #142

Easy

blue: 4 | purple (=8): 4 · 4 | green (=9): 3 · 6 | amber (=7): 1 · 6 | orange: 3

Medium #143

Medium

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

Hard #144

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green9 — Add up to exactly 92
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
OrangeTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell5
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green4 — Be exactly 41
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
PinkTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
Green<3 — Add up to less than 32
Amber3 — Be exactly 31
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal4 — Add up to exactly 44
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime3 — Add up to exactly 32
BrownTake any value it likes1
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