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Pips answers — Tuesday, October 7, 2025

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

Easy #151

Easy

blue (=9): 3 · 3 · 3 | purple: 2 · 0 | green (=16): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | amber (=15): 5 · 5 · 5

Medium #152

Medium

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

Hard #153

Hard

blue (=0): 0 · 0 | purple (=11): 4 · 4 · 3 | green (<2): 1 | amber (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | orange (=): 2 · 2 | slate (=7): 4 · 3 | teal (=): 2 · 2 | pink (=5): 5 · 0 | lime (=11): 0 · 5 · 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 93
PurpleTake any values it likes2
Green16 — Add up to exactly 164
Amber15 — Add up to exactly 153

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<4 — Add up to less than 42
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal11 — Add up to exactly 113
PinkTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Add up to exactly 02
Purple11 — Add up to exactly 113
Green<2 — Be less than 21
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate7 — Add up to exactly 72
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink5 — Add up to exactly 52
Lime11 — Add up to exactly 113
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