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Pips answers — Monday, October 6, 2025

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

Easy #148

Easy

blue (=7): 4 · 3 | purple (<5): 2 · 1 | green (>9): 6 · 5 | amber (=): 5 · 5

Medium #149

Medium

blue (=10): 5 · 5 | purple: 2 | green (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | amber (=11): 1 · 5 · 5 | orange (=0): 0 | slate (=6): 6 | teal: 0 | pink (=3): 0 · 0 · 3 | lime (=2): 2

Hard #150

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue7 — Add up to exactly 72
Purple<5 — Add up to less than 52
Green>9 — Add up to more than 92
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber11 — Add up to exactly 113
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate6 — Be exactly 61
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink3 — Add up to exactly 33
Lime2 — Be exactly 21

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
Green6 — Add up to exactly 63
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 62
Orange>6 — Add up to more than 62
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
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