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Pips answers — Monday, December 29, 2025

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

Easy #503

Easy

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

Medium #504

Medium

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

Hard #505

Hard

blue (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | purple (=3): 3 | green (≠): 2 · 5 · 0 · 1 | amber (=20): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | orange (=6): 6 | slate (=12): 6 · 6 | teal (<3): 2 | pink (=3): 1 · 1 · 1 | lime (>3): 4 | brown (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | blue (=12): 6 · 6 | purple (>3): 4 | green (≠): 4 · 2 · 1 · 5

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>5 — Be more than 51
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 82
Slate<3 — Be less than 31
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green10 — Add up to exactly 103
Amber>0 — Be more than 01
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102
PinkTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green — Have no two cells showing the same number4
Amber20 — Add up to exactly 204
Orange6 — Be exactly 61
Slate12 — Add up to exactly 122
Teal<3 — Be less than 31
Pink3 — Add up to exactly 33
Lime>3 — Be more than 31
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell5
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 122
Purple>3 — Be more than 31
Green — Have no two cells showing the same number4
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