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Pips answers — Wednesday, December 10, 2025

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

Easy #415

Easy

blue (=1): 1 | purple (=30): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | green (>3): 4 | amber (<3): 2 | orange: 3

Medium #419

Medium

blue (=3): 3 | purple (>3): 4 | green (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | amber (=30): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | orange (=0): 0 | slate (=7): 6 · 1 | teal (=): 3 · 3 | pink (=): 0 · 0

Hard #420

Hard

blue (<4): 1 · 1 | purple (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | green (=9): 6 · 3 | amber: 1 | orange (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | slate (=16): 4 · 6 · 6 | teal (=): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | pink: 1 | lime (>4): 5

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple30 — Add up to exactly 306
Green>3 — Be more than 31
Amber<3 — Be less than 31
OrangeTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple>3 — Be more than 31
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber30 — Add up to exactly 306
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate7 — Add up to exactly 72
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<4 — Add up to less than 42
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green9 — Add up to exactly 92
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate16 — Add up to exactly 163
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell4
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime>4 — Be more than 41
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