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Pips answers — Sunday, November 2, 2025

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

Easy #229

Easy

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

Medium #230

Medium

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

Hard #231

Hard

blue (=0): 0 | purple (=8): 4 · 4 | green (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | amber (=3): 3 | orange (=6): 3 · 3 | slate (=8): 6 · 2 | teal (=0): 0 | pink (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | lime (=10): 5 · 5 | brown (=2): 2 | blue (=12): 6 · 6 | purple (=8): 4 · 4 | green (>4): 5 | amber (>4): 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 122
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green10 — Add up to exactly 103
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green<4 — Add up to less than 43
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange11 — Add up to exactly 112
Slate11 — Add up to exactly 112
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
PinkTake any value it likes1
LimeTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green= — Show the same number on every cell7
Amber3 — Be exactly 31
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 82
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink0 — Add up to exactly 03
Lime10 — Add up to exactly 102
Brown2 — Be exactly 21
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 122
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green>4 — Be more than 41
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
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