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Pips answers — Friday, October 24, 2025

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

Easy #202

Easy

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

Medium #203

Medium

blue (<4): 2 | purple (=4): 1 · 1 · 2 | green (=10): 5 · 0 · 5 | amber (>4): 6 | orange (=9): 3 · 6 | slate (=4): 2 · 2 | teal (>10): 6 · 6

Hard #204

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Add up to less than 22
Purple5 — Add up to exactly 52
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 42

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<4 — Be less than 41
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 43
Green10 — Add up to exactly 103
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange9 — Add up to exactly 92
Slate4 — Add up to exactly 42
Teal>10 — Add up to more than 102

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Add up to exactly 02
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate5 — Be exactly 51
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell5
Pink4 — Be exactly 41
Lime1 — Be exactly 11
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green12 — Add up to exactly 122
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange12 — Add up to exactly 122
Slate5 — Be exactly 51
Teal2 — Add up to exactly 22
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime0 — Be exactly 01
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell3
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