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Pips answers — Thursday, October 16, 2025

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

Easy #178

Easy

blue (=7): 6 · 1 | purple (=6): 2 · 4 | green: 3 | amber (=12): 6 · 6 | orange (=): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | slate (<3): 0 | teal: 4 · 4

Medium #179

Medium

blue (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | purple (=21): 3 · 6 · 6 · 6 | green (=6): 2 · 2 · 2 | amber: 4 | orange: 3 | slate (=): 5 · 5 · 5

Hard #180

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue7 — Add up to exactly 72
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber12 — Add up to exactly 122
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
Slate<3 — Be less than 31
TealTake any values it likes2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple21 — Add up to exactly 214
Green6 — Add up to exactly 63
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Add up to exactly 55
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange<4 — Be less than 41
Slate2 — Add up to exactly 22
Teal<4 — Be less than 41
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
LimeTake any value it likes1
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