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Pips answers — Saturday, October 11, 2025

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

Easy #163

Easy

blue (=12): 6 · 6 | purple (=3): 3 | green (=3): 1 · 1 · 1 | amber: 2 | orange (=): 4 · 4 · 4

Medium #164

Medium

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

Hard #165

Hard

blue (=5): 5 | purple: 3 | green (=10): 5 · 5 | amber (=7): 4 · 3 | orange (=9): 6 · 3 | slate (=4): 4 | teal: 0 | pink (>4): 6 | lime: 1

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 122
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green3 — Add up to exactly 33
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell5
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 42
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink<3 — Be less than 31
LimeTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
Orange9 — Add up to exactly 92
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink>4 — Be more than 41
LimeTake any value it likes1
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