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Pips answers — Tuesday, October 14, 2025

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

Easy #172

Easy

blue: 2 | purple (>3): 4 | green (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | amber (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | orange: 5

Medium #173

Medium

blue (=5): 3 · 2 | purple (=9): 5 · 4 | green: 1 | amber (=9): 5 · 4 | orange (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | slate (>3): 5 | teal: 3

Hard #174

Hard

blue (=): 4 · 4 | purple (=6): 3 · 3 | green (=12): 6 · 6 | amber (=5): 5 | orange (=6): 2 · 2 · 2 | slate (=10): 6 · 4 | teal (=18): 6 · 6 · 6 | pink: 4 | lime (≠): 5 · 4 | brown: 3 | blue: 2 | purple (=10): 5 · 5 | green (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | amber (=4): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | orange (<3): 2 | slate (<2): 1

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>3 — Be more than 31
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
OrangeTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Add up to exactly 52
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 92
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 92
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate>3 — Be more than 31
TealTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
Green12 — Add up to exactly 122
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 63
Slate10 — Add up to exactly 102
Teal18 — Add up to exactly 183
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime — Have no two cells showing the same number2
BrownTake any value it likes1
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green0 — Add up to exactly 04
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 44
Orange<3 — Be less than 31
Slate<2 — Be less than 21
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