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Pips answers — Wednesday, December 17, 2025

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

Easy #428

Easy

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

Medium #432

Medium

blue (=12): 6 · 6 | purple (=6): 2 · 2 · 2 | green (=): 6 · 6 | amber: 3 | orange (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | slate: 4 | teal (=10): 5 · 5

Hard #439

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber<4 — Be less than 41
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 52
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal6 — Be exactly 61
Pink6 — Be exactly 61

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 122
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 63
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green0 — Add up to exactly 02
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue<4 — Be less than 41
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell5
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