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Pips answers — Thursday, October 9, 2025

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

Easy #157

Easy

blue (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | purple: 4 · 4 · 5 | green (=8): 4 · 4 | amber (=8): 3 · 5 | orange (=): 1 · 1

Medium #158

Medium

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

Hard #159

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
PurpleTake any values it likes3
Green8 — Add up to exactly 82
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 82
Orange= — 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 cell8
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
Orange<2 — Be less than 21
Slate<3 — Be less than 31
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink0 — Add up to exactly 02
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Add up to exactly 04
Purple12 — Add up to exactly 122
Green= — Show the same number on every cell8
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
Brown0 — Be exactly 01
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell5
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