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Pips answers — Tuesday, October 21, 2025

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

Easy #193

Easy

blue (=8): 5 · 3 | purple (=16): 4 · 6 · 6 | green (<2): 0 · 1 | amber: 3 | orange (>4): 5 | slate: 5

Medium #194

Medium

blue (=): 3 · 3 | purple (=21): 5 · 5 · 5 · 6 | green (=4): 0 · 4 · 0 | amber (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | orange (<3): 2 | slate (<3): 1 · 1 | teal: 3

Hard #195

Hard

blue (=12): 6 · 6 | purple (=4): 2 · 2 | green (=): 3 · 3 | amber (>9): 5 · 5 | orange (<2): 1 | slate: 3 | teal (=1): 1 | pink (<3): 0 | lime (≠): 4 · 2 · 3 · 1 | brown (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | blue (=1): 1 | purple (=18): 6 · 6 · 6 | green (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | amber (=3): 3 | orange (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | slate (>4): 5

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 82
Purple16 — Add up to exactly 163
Green<2 — Add up to less than 22
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple21 — Add up to exactly 214
Green4 — Add up to exactly 43
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange<3 — Be less than 31
Slate<3 — Add up to less than 32
TealTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 122
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 42
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber>9 — Add up to more than 92
Orange<2 — Be less than 21
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
Pink<3 — Be less than 31
Lime — Have no two cells showing the same number4
Brown0 — Add up to exactly 03
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple18 — Add up to exactly 183
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber3 — Be exactly 31
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate>4 — Be more than 41
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