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Pips answers — Wednesday, October 15, 2025

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

Easy #175

Easy

blue: 3 | purple (=): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | green (=): 2 · 2 | amber: 0

Medium #176

Medium

blue: 3 | purple: 4 | green (=5): 2 · 3 | amber (=6): 1 · 5 | orange (>7): 4 · 4 | slate (=3): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 · 3 | teal (=2): 2 | pink (=0): 0 · 0 | lime: 3 | brown: 3 | blue (=4): 4 | purple (=1): 1

Hard #177

Hard

blue (=8): 4 · 4 | purple (=2): 1 · 1 | green (=4): 3 · 1 | amber (>3): 6 | orange (=10): 5 · 5 | slate (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | teal (=4): 4 | pink (>1): 2 | lime (=9): 5 · 4 | brown (=2): 2 · 0 | blue (=1): 1 · 0 | purple (=): 2 · 2 | green (=0): 0 | amber (=12): 6 · 6 | orange (=3): 3 | slate (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | teal (=2): 2

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green5 — Add up to exactly 52
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 62
Orange>7 — Add up to more than 72
Slate3 — Add up to exactly 35
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink0 — Add up to exactly 02
LimeTake any value it likes1
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple1 — Be exactly 11

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 82
Purple2 — Add up to exactly 22
Green4 — Add up to exactly 42
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
Slate0 — Add up to exactly 03
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
Pink>1 — Be more than 11
Lime9 — Add up to exactly 92
Brown2 — Add up to exactly 22
Blue1 — Add up to exactly 12
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber12 — Add up to exactly 122
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
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