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Pips answers — Saturday, October 25, 2025

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

Easy #205

Easy

blue (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | purple (<8): 0 · 0 · 1 · 2 | green (=11): 6 · 5 | amber: 0 | orange (=10): 4 · 6

Medium #206

Medium

blue (=24): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | purple: 4 | green (=1): 1 | amber (≠): 4 · 3 · 5 · 2 · 1 | orange (=): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | slate (=): 2 · 2 | teal (=3): 1 · 2 | pink: 3

Hard #207

Hard

blue: 0 | purple (=2): 2 | green (=26): 5 · 5 · 5 · 6 · 5 | amber: 1 | orange (=12): 6 · 6 | slate: 4 | teal (≠): 3 · 0 · 4 | pink (=1): 1 | lime (=4): 4 | brown (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | blue (>4): 5 | purple (=0): 0 · 0 | green (=4): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | amber (=0): 0 | orange (=6): 2 · 4

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple<8 — Add up to less than 84
Green11 — Add up to exactly 112
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue24 — Add up to exactly 244
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green1 — Be exactly 11
Amber — Have no two cells showing the same number5
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal3 — Add up to exactly 32
PinkTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green26 — Add up to exactly 265
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange12 — Add up to exactly 122
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Pink1 — Be exactly 11
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell4
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
Purple0 — Add up to exactly 02
Green4 — Add up to exactly 44
Amber0 — Be exactly 01
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
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