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Pips answers — Thursday, December 18, 2025

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

Easy #426

Easy

blue (=): 4 · 4 | purple: 5 | green (=9): 3 · 6 | amber (>5): 6 | orange (=5): 3 · 2 | slate: 2 | teal (>5): 6

Medium #430

Medium

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

Hard #437

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green9 — Add up to exactly 92
Amber>5 — Be more than 51
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 52
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal>5 — Be more than 51

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 83
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
GreenTake any value it likes1
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange3 — Add up to exactly 33
Slate>4 — Be more than 41
Teal6 — Be exactly 61
Pink8 — Add up to exactly 82
LimeTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber>2 — Be more than 21
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
Slate — Have no two cells showing the same number6
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime1 — Be exactly 11
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate6 — Be exactly 61
Teal3 — Be exactly 31
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