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Pips answers — Saturday, December 13, 2025

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

Easy #433

Easy

blue (=0): 0 | purple (=7): 6 · 1 | green (=7): 1 · 2 · 4 | amber (=11): 5 · 6 | orange: 6 | slate: 3

Medium #440

Medium

blue (=2): 1 · 1 | purple: 2 | green (=9): 3 · 6 | amber (=2): 0 · 2 | orange (=1): 1 | slate (=): 3 · 3 | teal (=3): 3 · 0 | pink: 4 | lime (=): 4 · 4 | brown (=8): 3 · 5 | blue (=1): 1

Hard #443

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 72
Green7 — Add up to exactly 73
Amber11 — Add up to exactly 112
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 22
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green9 — Add up to exactly 92
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal3 — Add up to exactly 32
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
Brown8 — Add up to exactly 82
Blue1 — Be exactly 11

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
Green<6 — Be less than 61
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate>3 — Be more than 31
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell4
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime>2 — Be more than 21
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