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Pips answers — Friday, December 12, 2025

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

Easy #435

Easy

blue (=10): 5 · 5 · 0 | purple (=6): 6 | green: 6 | amber (=10): 4 · 6 | orange (=): 0 · 0 | slate (<2): 1

Medium #442

Medium

blue (=2): 1 · 1 | purple (=10): 4 · 6 | green (=8): 3 · 5 | amber (=6): 2 · 4 | orange (<3): 0 | slate (=9): 3 · 6 | teal (=7): 4 · 3 | pink (>3): 6

Hard #445

Hard

blue: 6 | purple (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | green (≠): 6 · 0 | amber (≠): 4 · 6 | orange (=5): 5 | slate (=4): 4 | teal (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | pink (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | lime (=10): 5 · 5

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 103
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate<2 — Be less than 21

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 22
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green8 — Add up to exactly 82
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 62
Orange<3 — Be less than 31
Slate9 — Add up to exactly 92
Teal7 — Add up to exactly 72
Pink>3 — Be more than 31

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell6
Green — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Amber — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Orange5 — Be exactly 51
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell4
Lime10 — Add up to exactly 102
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