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Pips answers — Sunday, October 19, 2025

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

Easy #187

Easy

blue (<3): 1 | purple (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | green (>3): 5 | amber (=): 1 · 1 | orange: 3

Medium #188

Medium

blue (=6): 2 · 1 · 3 | purple (<2): 1 · 0 | green (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | amber (>2): 4 | orange (=8): 3 · 5 | slate: 1 | teal: 2 | pink (=): 1 · 1 · 1

Hard #189

Hard

blue (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | purple: 4 | green (=6): 3 · 3 | amber (>4): 5 | orange (=18): 6 · 6 · 6 | slate (>4): 5 | teal (=8): 4 · 4 | pink (=18): 6 · 6 · 6 | lime (<4): 2 · 1 | brown (=10): 5 · 5

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<3 — Be less than 31
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green>3 — Be more than 31
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 63
Purple<2 — Add up to less than 22
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber>2 — Be more than 21
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 82
SlateTake any value it likes1
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange18 — Add up to exactly 183
Slate>4 — Be more than 41
Teal8 — Add up to exactly 82
Pink18 — Add up to exactly 183
Lime<4 — Add up to less than 42
Brown10 — Add up to exactly 102
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