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Pips answers — Monday, December 22, 2025

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

Easy #446

Easy

blue: 2 | purple (=6): 6 · 0 | green (=7): 6 · 1 | amber (=4): 4 | orange: 5 | slate (=1): 1 | teal: 2 | pink (>1): 6

Medium #450

Medium

blue (>5): 6 | purple (≠): 4 · 0 · 1 · 2 · 5 | green (=4): 4 | amber (>3): 5 | orange (=): 3 · 3 | slate (=9): 5 · 4 | teal (>4): 5 | pink (=1): 1

Hard #455

Hard

blue (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | purple (<4): 1 | green (=4): 4 | amber (=0): 0 | orange (=12): 6 · 6 | slate (=0): 0 | teal (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | pink (>8): 5 · 5 | lime (<4): 3 | brown (=4): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | blue (=30): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | purple (=4): 2 · 2 | green (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | amber (>4): 5

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink>1 — Be more than 11

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>5 — Be more than 51
Purple — Have no two cells showing the same number5
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate9 — Add up to exactly 92
Teal>4 — Be more than 41
Pink1 — Be exactly 11

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Add up to exactly 04
Purple<4 — Be less than 41
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber0 — Be exactly 01
Orange12 — Add up to exactly 122
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell4
Pink>8 — Add up to more than 82
Lime<4 — Be less than 41
Brown4 — Add up to exactly 44
Blue30 — Add up to exactly 305
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 42
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
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