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Pips answers — Monday, November 3, 2025

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

Easy #232

Easy

blue (=0): 0 | purple (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | green (=0): 0 | amber: 5 | orange: 3

Medium #233

Medium

blue: 5 | purple (=10): 3 · 4 · 3 | green: 5 | amber (=5): 5 · 0 | orange (=5): 5 · 0 | slate (=5): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1

Hard #234

Hard

blue (=1): 1 | purple (≠): 1 · 2 · 5 · 4 · 3 · 0 | green (=4): 4 | amber (=2): 2 | orange (>16): 6 · 5 · 6 | slate (=3): 3 | teal (<3): 2 | pink (<2): 1 | lime (<1): 0 | brown (=): 3 · 3 | blue (=5): 5 | purple (<3): 2 | green (<2): 1 | amber (<1): 0

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green0 — Be exactly 01
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 103
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber5 — Add up to exactly 52
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 52
Slate5 — Add up to exactly 55

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple — Have no two cells showing the same number6
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange>16 — Add up to more than 163
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal<3 — Be less than 31
Pink<2 — Be less than 21
Lime<1 — Be less than 11
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple<3 — Be less than 31
Green<2 — Be less than 21
Amber<1 — Be less than 11
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