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Pips answers — Friday, October 31, 2025

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

Easy #223

Easy

blue (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | purple: 2 | green (=3): 3 | amber (=1): 1 | orange: 5 | slate: 5

Medium #224

Medium

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

Hard #225

Hard

blue (=16): 5 · 5 · 1 · 5 | purple (>1): 2 | green (=): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | amber: 2 | orange (<2): 0 | slate (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | teal: 1 | pink: 1 | lime (>3): 4

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green4 — Add up to exactly 42
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange — Have no two cells showing the same number4
Slate6 — Be exactly 61
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink5 — Be exactly 51

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue16 — Add up to exactly 164
Purple>1 — Be more than 11
Green= — Show the same number on every cell5
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange<2 — Be less than 21
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime>3 — Be more than 31
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