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Pips answers — Monday, October 13, 2025

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

Easy #169

Easy

blue: 3 | purple (=2): 1 · 1 | green (≠): 0 · 4 · 3 | amber (=): 0 · 0 | orange (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | slate (>4): 5

Medium #170

Medium

blue: 1 | purple (>1): 2 | green (=15): 5 · 5 · 5 | amber (>2): 3 | orange (=3): 3 | slate (=15): 6 · 6 · 3 | teal (=): 2 · 2

Hard #171

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple2 — Add up to exactly 22
Green — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate>4 — Be more than 41

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>1 — Be more than 11
Green15 — Add up to exactly 153
Amber>2 — Be more than 21
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate15 — Add up to exactly 153
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>1 — Be more than 11
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate>4 — Be more than 41
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
LimeTake any value it likes1
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