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Pips answers — Saturday, December 6, 2025

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

Easy #422

Easy

blue (=12): 6 · 6 | purple (<5): 4 | green (=6): 3 · 3 | amber (=2): 2 | orange (=10): 6 · 4 | slate (=5): 5 · 0 | teal: 4 | pink: 0

Medium #423

Medium

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

Hard #424

Hard

blue: 0 | purple (=1): 0 · 1 | green (=10): 4 · 6 | amber (>1): 6 | orange (=2): 2 | slate (=8): 6 · 2 | teal (>1): 5 | pink (=2): 1 · 1 | lime (=): 3 · 3 | brown (=): 0 · 0 | blue: 0 | purple (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | green: 5 | amber (<2): 0 · 0

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 122
Purple<5 — Be less than 51
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
Slate5 — Add up to exactly 52
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>4 — Add up to more than 42
Purple5 — Add up to exactly 53
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal<5 — Be less than 51
Pink>4 — Be more than 41
Lime>2 — Be more than 21

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple1 — Add up to exactly 12
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber>1 — Be more than 11
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 82
Teal>1 — Be more than 11
Pink2 — Add up to exactly 22
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber<2 — Add up to less than 22
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