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Pips answers — Thursday, December 25, 2025

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

Easy #500

Easy

blue (=2): 2 | purple: 4 | green (=12): 6 · 6 | amber: 1 | orange (=10): 5 · 5 | slate: 1 | teal (>1): 3 | pink (<1): 0

Medium #501

Medium

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

Hard #502

Hard

blue (=6): 6 | purple (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | green (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | amber (=12): 6 · 6 | orange (=15): 5 · 5 · 5 | slate (=4): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | teal (=1): 1 | pink (=0): 0 · 0 | lime (=12): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | brown (=10): 5 · 5 | blue (≠): 4 · 3 | purple: 4

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green12 — Add up to exactly 122
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal>1 — Be more than 11
Pink<1 — Be less than 11

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<3 — Add up to less than 32
Purple>3 — Add up to more than 32
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber5 — Add up to exactly 52
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal<3 — Add up to less than 32
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime5 — Be exactly 51
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber12 — Add up to exactly 122
Orange15 — Add up to exactly 153
Slate4 — Add up to exactly 44
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
Pink0 — Add up to exactly 02
Lime12 — Add up to exactly 124
Brown10 — Add up to exactly 102
Blue — Have no two cells showing the same number2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
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