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Pips answers — Monday, October 27, 2025

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

Easy #246

Easy

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

Medium #212

Medium

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

Hard #213

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple3 — Add up to exactly 33
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber5 — Add up to exactly 52
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate9 — Add up to exactly 92
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
Orange1 — Add up to exactly 12
Slate1 — Add up to exactly 12
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell4
Pink>5 — Add up to more than 52
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
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