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Pips answers — Wednesday, October 29, 2025

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

Easy #217

Easy

blue (=9): 6 · 3 | purple: 1 | green (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | amber (>4): 5 | orange: 1

Medium #218

Medium

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

Hard #219

Hard

blue (<3): 2 | purple (=7): 2 · 5 | green (=6): 4 · 2 | amber (<3): 2 | orange (=0): 0 · 0 | slate (=2): 2 | teal (=0): 0 · 0 | pink (=1): 0 · 0 · 1 | lime: 1 | brown (=9): 3 · 5 · 1 | blue (=): 3 · 3 | purple (=9): 3 · 6 | green (=9): 4 · 5

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 92
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
OrangeTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple<3 — Be less than 31
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber3 — Add up to exactly 33
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate>3 — Be more than 31

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<3 — Be less than 31
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 72
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber<3 — Be less than 31
Orange0 — Add up to exactly 02
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal0 — Add up to exactly 02
Pink1 — Add up to exactly 13
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown9 — Add up to exactly 93
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 92
Green9 — Add up to exactly 92
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