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Pips answers — Monday, December 15, 2025

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

Easy #434

Easy

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

Medium #441

Medium

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

Hard #444

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green<5 — Add up to less than 52
Amber>6 — Add up to more than 62
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple5 — Add up to exactly 52
Green — Have no two cells showing the same number6
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink5 — Be exactly 51

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple11 — Add up to exactly 112
Green>4 — Be more than 41
Amber3 — Be exactly 31
Orange — Have no two cells showing the same number5
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal5 — Be exactly 51
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime1 — Be exactly 11
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green>5 — Be more than 51
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange<3 — Be less than 31
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell4
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