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Pips answers — Friday, December 19, 2025

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

Easy #425

Easy

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

Medium #429

Medium

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

Hard #436

Hard

blue: 6 | purple (=3): 2 · 1 | green (=4): 4 | amber: 5 | orange (=6): 6 | slate (=9): 3 · 3 · 3 | teal (=6): 2 · 2 · 2 | pink (=7): 3 · 4 | lime: 6 | brown (=10): 5 · 5 | blue (=9): 5 · 4 | purple: 3 | green (=2): 1 · 1 | amber (=1): 1 · 0

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange<5 — Be less than 51
SlateTake any value it likes1
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink12 — Add up to exactly 122

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green5 — Be exactly 51
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink9 — Add up to exactly 92

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple3 — Add up to exactly 32
Green4 — Be exactly 41
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange6 — Be exactly 61
Slate9 — Add up to exactly 93
Teal6 — Add up to exactly 63
Pink7 — Add up to exactly 72
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown10 — Add up to exactly 102
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 92
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green2 — Add up to exactly 22
Amber1 — Add up to exactly 12
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