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Pips answers — Saturday, October 18, 2025

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

Easy #184

Easy

blue (>4): 5 | purple (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | green (=9): 3 · 6 | amber (<4): 3 | orange (<3): 2 | slate: 4

Medium #185

Medium

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

Hard #186

Hard

blue (≠): 4 · 2 · 0 · 6 · 5 · 1 | purple (=8): 6 · 2 | green (=29): 6 · 6 · 5 · 6 · 6 | amber (=0): 0 | orange (=3): 2 · 1 | slate (>3): 4 | teal: 5 | pink (=7): 0 · 6 · 1 | lime: 4 | brown (=): 4 · 4

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green9 — Add up to exactly 92
Amber<4 — Be less than 41
Orange<3 — Be less than 31
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>4 — Be more than 41
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
Slate12 — Add up to exactly 122
Teal0 — Add up to exactly 03
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
Lime10 — Add up to exactly 102
Brown2 — Add up to exactly 22
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple<4 — Be less than 41
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
AmberTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue — Have no two cells showing the same number6
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green29 — Add up to exactly 295
Amber0 — Be exactly 01
Orange3 — Add up to exactly 32
Slate>3 — Be more than 31
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink7 — Add up to exactly 73
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
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