Easy #1,221
Easy1
4
3
6
2
6
5
3
5
5
blue (≠): 1 · 6 · 2 · 5 · 3 | purple (=4): 4 | green (=3): 3 | amber (>5): 6 | orange (=): 5 · 5
Medium #1,234
Medium6
3
1
1
2
3
5
5
4
2
2
2
5
5
blue (>4): 6 | purple (=6): 3 · 3 | green (<4): 1 · 1 | amber (=): 2 · 2 | orange (=): 5 · 5 | slate: 4 | teal (=): 2 · 2 | pink (>6): 5 · 5
Hard #1,242
Hard5
4
4
3
6
1
5
5
3
3
5
5
1
3
3
5
4
1
6
6
6
2
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0
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3
1
2
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blue (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | purple (=): 4 · 4 | green (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | amber (=7): 6 · 1 | orange (=5): 5 | slate (=): 5 · 5 | teal (=): 1 · 1 | pink (=6): 4 · 2 | lime (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | brown (=8): 6 · 2 | blue (=0): 0 · 0 | purple (=4): 3 · 1 | green (=6): 2 · 4
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Easy board — region rules
| Region | Rule | Cells |
|---|---|---|
| Blue | ≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number | 5 |
| Purple | 4 — Be exactly 4 | 1 |
| Green | 3 — Be exactly 3 | 1 |
| Amber | >5 — Be more than 5 | 1 |
| Orange | = — Show the same number on every cell | 2 |
Medium board — region rules
| Region | Rule | Cells |
|---|---|---|
| Blue | >4 — Be more than 4 | 1 |
| Purple | 6 — Add up to exactly 6 | 2 |
| Green | <4 — Add up to less than 4 | 2 |
| Amber | = — Show the same number on every cell | 2 |
| Orange | = — Show the same number on every cell | 2 |
| Slate | Take any value it likes | 1 |
| Teal | = — Show the same number on every cell | 2 |
| Pink | >6 — Add up to more than 6 | 2 |
Hard board — region rules
| Region | Rule | Cells |
|---|---|---|
| Blue | = — Show the same number on every cell | 3 |
| Purple | = — Show the same number on every cell | 2 |
| Green | = — Show the same number on every cell | 5 |
| Amber | 7 — Add up to exactly 7 | 2 |
| Orange | 5 — Be exactly 5 | 1 |
| Slate | = — Show the same number on every cell | 2 |
| Teal | = — Show the same number on every cell | 2 |
| Pink | 6 — Add up to exactly 6 | 2 |
| Lime | = — Show the same number on every cell | 3 |
| Brown | 8 — Add up to exactly 8 | 2 |
| Blue | 0 — Add up to exactly 0 | 2 |
| Purple | 4 — Add up to exactly 4 | 2 |
| Green | 6 — Add up to exactly 6 | 2 |