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Pips answers — Wednesday, October 22, 2025

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

Easy #196

Easy

blue (<5): 4 · 0 | purple (=5): 0 · 2 · 0 · 3 | green (=6): 1 · 5

Medium #197

Medium

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

Hard #198

Hard

blue: 1 | purple (<1): 0 | green (≠): 3 · 4 | amber (=10): 5 · 5 | orange (=12): 6 · 6 | slate (>3): 4 | teal (=6): 2 · 2 · 0 · 2 | pink (=8): 5 · 3 | lime (=11): 6 · 5 | brown (=): 1 · 1 | blue: 2

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<5 — Add up to less than 52
Purple5 — Add up to exactly 54
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<5 — Be less than 51
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell4
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime30 — Add up to exactly 305
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
BlueTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple<1 — Be less than 11
Green — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
Orange12 — Add up to exactly 122
Slate>3 — Be more than 31
Teal6 — Add up to exactly 64
Pink8 — Add up to exactly 82
Lime11 — Add up to exactly 112
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
BlueTake any value it likes1
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