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Pips answers — Friday, October 17, 2025

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

Easy #181

Easy

blue (=12): 6 · 6 | purple (=2): 2 · 0 | green: 5 | amber (=6): 6 | orange (=): 4 · 4 | slate (=10): 4 · 6

Medium #182

Medium

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

Hard #183

Hard

blue (=0): 0 | purple (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | green (=10): 5 · 5 | amber (=4): 2 · 2 | orange (=0): 0 | slate (>4): 5 | teal (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | pink (=30): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | lime (=3): 1 · 1 · 1 | brown (=0): 0 · 0 | blue: 3 | purple (=2): 2 | green: 1 | amber (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | orange: 4

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 122
Purple2 — Add up to exactly 22
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber6 — Be exactly 61
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate10 — Add up to exactly 102

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Add up to exactly 52
Purple<2 — Be less than 21
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 02
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell4
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown<5 — Add up to less than 54

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell5
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate>4 — Be more than 41
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink30 — Add up to exactly 305
Lime3 — Add up to exactly 33
Brown0 — Add up to exactly 02
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
OrangeTake any value it likes1
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