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Pips answers — Wednesday, October 8, 2025

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

Easy #154

Easy

blue (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | purple (=11): 4 · 1 · 3 · 3 | green (=6): 6

Medium #155

Medium

blue (=6): 6 | purple (=3): 1 · 1 · 1 | green: 5 | amber (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | orange (=6): 3 · 3 | slate (=12): 6 · 6 | teal (=): 5 · 5 | pink (=18): 6 · 6 · 6 | lime (=2): 2 | brown (=5): 5 | blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4

Hard #156

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Add up to exactly 03
Purple11 — Add up to exactly 114
Green6 — Be exactly 61

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
Purple3 — Add up to exactly 33
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 03
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
Slate12 — Add up to exactly 122
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink18 — Add up to exactly 183
Lime2 — Be exactly 21
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue11 — Add up to exactly 113
Purple<1 — Be less than 11
Green1 — Add up to exactly 12
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal11 — Add up to exactly 112
Pink11 — Add up to exactly 112
Lime — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell3
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
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