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Pips answers — Sunday, December 14, 2025

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

Easy #461

Easy

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

Medium #462

Medium

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

Hard #463

Hard

blue (<2): 1 | purple (<2): 0 | green (=10): 6 · 4 | amber (=6): 3 · 3 | orange (=2): 1 · 1 | slate (=2): 2 | teal (>2): 3 | pink (=12): 6 · 6 | lime (=4): 0 · 3 · 1 · 0 | brown (=4): 4 | blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (=12): 6 · 6 | green (>4): 5 | amber (=2): 2 | orange (=6): 2 · 2 · 2 | slate (=): 3 · 3

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green11 — Add up to exactly 112
Amber>5 — Be more than 51
Orange>1 — Be more than 11
SlateTake any value it likes1
TealTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue11 — Add up to exactly 113
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 63
Orange3 — Add up to exactly 32
SlateTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
Purple<2 — Be less than 21
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 62
Orange2 — Add up to exactly 22
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal>2 — Be more than 21
Pink12 — Add up to exactly 122
Lime4 — Add up to exactly 44
Brown4 — Be exactly 41
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple12 — Add up to exactly 122
Green>4 — Be more than 41
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 63
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
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