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Pips answers — Sunday, December 7, 2025

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

Easy #402

Easy

blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | purple: 0 | green (=9): 6 · 3 | amber: 0 | orange (=): 1 · 1 | slate (>4): 0 · 5

Medium #406

Medium

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

Hard #408

Hard

blue (=5): 5 | purple (=): 2 · 2 | green (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | amber (>2): 3 | orange: 2 | slate (>15): 6 · 6 · 6 | teal (=4): 4 | pink: 2 | lime: 2 | brown (≠): 4 · 2 · 1 | blue (=): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | purple (=5): 5 | green (=5): 5 | amber (=4): 4

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green9 — Add up to exactly 92
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate>4 — Add up to more than 42

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal>3 — Be more than 31
Pink<5 — Be less than 51

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber>2 — Be more than 21
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate>15 — Add up to more than 153
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
PinkTake any value it likes1
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green5 — Be exactly 51
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
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