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Pips answers — Friday, December 26, 2025

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

Easy #464

Easy

blue: 6 | purple (=11): 6 · 5 | green (=): 4 · 4 | amber (=3): 3 | orange (=3): 1 · 2 | slate: 2 | teal (<1): 0

Medium #466

Medium

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

Hard #470

Hard

blue (=11): 5 · 5 · 1 | purple (=): 2 · 2 | green (=6): 6 | amber (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | orange (=5): 5 | slate (>10): 6 · 6 | teal (=2): 1 · 1 | pink (<4): 0 | lime (>11): 6 · 6 | brown: 4 | blue: 4 | purple (=5): 5 | green (=): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | amber (=): 1 · 1

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple11 — Add up to exactly 112
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber3 — Be exactly 31
Orange3 — Add up to exactly 32
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal<1 — Be less than 11

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange — Have no two cells showing the same number5
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal6 — Be exactly 61

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue11 — Add up to exactly 113
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green6 — Be exactly 61
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell7
Orange5 — Be exactly 51
Slate>10 — Add up to more than 102
Teal2 — Add up to exactly 22
Pink<4 — Be less than 41
Lime>11 — Add up to more than 112
BrownTake any value it likes1
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
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