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Pips answers — Sunday, December 28, 2025

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

Easy #465

Easy

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

Medium #467

Medium

blue (>3): 6 | purple: 1 | green (≠): 1 · 2 · 3 · 0 | amber (=8): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | orange (=0): 0 | slate: 1 | teal (=6): 3 · 3

Hard #471

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate4 — Be exactly 41

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green — Have no two cells showing the same number4
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 84
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal6 — Add up to exactly 62

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue15 — Add up to exactly 153
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber15 — Add up to exactly 153
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal15 — Add up to exactly 153
PinkTake any value it likes1
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown>3 — Be more than 31
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
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