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Pips answers — Friday, October 10, 2025

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

Easy #160

Easy

blue (=3): 1 · 1 · 1 | purple (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | green: 3 | amber (=3): 3

Medium #161

Medium

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

Hard #162

Hard

blue (=18): 6 · 6 · 6 | purple: 6 | green (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | amber (=): 2 · 2 | orange (=5): 1 · 4 | slate (=10): 5 · 5 | teal: 1 | pink (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | lime (=5): 4 · 1 | brown (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | blue (=): 3 · 3 | purple (=0): 0 | green (=5): 5 | amber (=11): 6 · 5

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Add up to exactly 33
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber3 — Be exactly 31

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<4 — Be less than 41
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green<4 — Be less than 41
Amber<4 — Be less than 41
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell5
Teal — Have no two cells showing the same number3
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime0 — Add up to exactly 02

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue18 — Add up to exactly 183
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 52
Slate10 — Add up to exactly 102
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink0 — Add up to exactly 04
Lime5 — Add up to exactly 52
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell5
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
Green5 — Be exactly 51
Amber11 — Add up to exactly 112
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