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Pips answers — Monday, October 20, 2025

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

Easy #190

Easy

blue (=9): 3 · 3 · 3 | purple: 0 | green (≠): 0 · 2 | amber (=11): 6 · 5 | orange (=10): 4 · 6

Medium #191

Medium

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

Hard #192

Hard

blue: 2 | purple (>6): 6 · 1 | green (=6): 6 | amber (≠): 4 · 6 · 0 · 2 · 1 · 3 · 5 | orange (=13): 6 · 3 · 4 | slate: 2 | teal (>2): 3

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 93
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Amber11 — Add up to exactly 112
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 22
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green0 — Add up to exactly 04
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
Slate>4 — Be more than 41
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime4 — Add up to exactly 42
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
Blue>4 — Be more than 41

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>6 — Add up to more than 62
Green6 — Be exactly 61
Amber — Have no two cells showing the same number7
Orange13 — Add up to exactly 133
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal>2 — Be more than 21
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