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Pips answers — Thursday, November 6, 2025

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

Easy #241

Easy

blue (=6): 3 · 3 | purple (=8): 4 · 4 | green (=0): 0 · 0 | amber (=2): 1 · 1

Medium #242

Medium

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

Hard #243

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 62
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green0 — Add up to exactly 02
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber<6 — Be less than 61
Orange<4 — Be less than 41
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
TealTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell4
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime8 — Add up to exactly 82
Brown>4 — Be more than 41
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