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Pips answers — Sunday, October 26, 2025

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

Easy #208

Easy

blue (>7): 2 · 6 | purple (=): 5 · 5 | green (=17): 5 · 6 · 6 | amber: 1

Medium #209

Medium

blue: 4 | purple (≠): 4 · 5 · 2 | green (=0): 0 · 0 | amber (=1): 1 | orange (=2): 2 | slate (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | teal (=3): 3 | pink (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | lime: 4 | brown (=10): 5 · 5 | blue (=22): 5 · 5 · 6 · 6 | purple (≠): 2 · 4 | green: 4

Hard #210

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>7 — Add up to more than 72
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green17 — Add up to exactly 173
AmberTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Green0 — Add up to exactly 02
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal3 — Be exactly 31
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell4
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown10 — Add up to exactly 102
Blue22 — Add up to exactly 224
Purple — Have no two cells showing the same number2
GreenTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple5 — Add up to exactly 54
Green1 — Add up to exactly 12
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate3 — Add up to exactly 32
Teal5 — Add up to exactly 52
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