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Pips answers — Monday, December 8, 2025

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

Easy #414

Easy

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

Medium #418

Medium

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

Hard #421

Hard

blue: 2 | purple (=21): 5 · 5 · 5 · 6 | green: 0 | amber (=7): 3 · 4 | orange (>2): 3 | slate (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | teal: 2 | pink: 1 | lime (=): 4 · 4 | brown (=): 1 · 1 | blue (=12): 6 · 6 | purple (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | green (=): 0 · 0

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green<1 — Be less than 11
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink>1 — Be more than 11
LimeTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple21 — Add up to exactly 214
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
Orange>2 — Be more than 21
Slate0 — Add up to exactly 03
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 122
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
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