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Pips answers — Tuesday, December 23, 2025

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

Easy #449

Easy

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

Medium #453

Medium

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

Hard #458

Hard

blue (=10): 5 · 5 | purple (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | green (=6): 3 · 3 | amber (=0): 0 · 0 | orange (=3): 3 | slate (=8): 4 · 4 | teal (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | pink (<3): 2 | lime (=2): 2 | brown (≠): 3 · 5 · 4 | blue (=4): 4 | purple (>10): 6 · 5 | green (=5): 5

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green8 — Add up to exactly 82
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink12 — Add up to exactly 122
Lime8 — Add up to exactly 82

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange<2 — Be less than 21
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink<4 — Be less than 41
Lime<2 — Be less than 21
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue>2 — Be more than 21

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 02
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 82
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink<3 — Be less than 31
Lime2 — Be exactly 21
Brown — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple>10 — Add up to more than 102
Green5 — Be exactly 51
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