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Pips answers — Tuesday, October 28, 2025

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

Easy #214

Easy

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

Medium #215

Medium

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

Hard #216

Hard

blue (=1): 1 | purple (<4): 3 | green (=20): 5 · 6 · 5 · 4 | amber (=): 6 · 6 | orange (=17): 2 · 6 · 4 · 5 | slate (=9): 3 · 2 · 3 · 1 · 0 | teal: 5 | pink (=20): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | lime (=5): 3 · 2 | brown (=6): 6 | blue: 1

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple5 — Add up to exactly 52
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 52
Slate0 — Be exactly 01

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 22
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 83
Teal6 — Be exactly 61
Pink0 — Be exactly 01

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple<4 — Be less than 41
Green20 — Add up to exactly 204
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange17 — Add up to exactly 174
Slate9 — Add up to exactly 95
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink20 — Add up to exactly 204
Lime5 — Add up to exactly 52
Brown6 — Be exactly 61
BlueTake any value it likes1
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