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Pips answers — Friday, November 7, 2025

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

Easy #244

Easy

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

Medium #245

Medium

blue: 2 | purple (=15): 5 · 4 · 6 | green: 5 | amber (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | orange (<6): 2 · 3 | slate (=3): 3 | teal: 2 · 5

Hard #394

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<3 — Be less than 31
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green8 — Add up to exactly 82
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
OrangeTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple15 — Add up to exactly 153
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange<6 — Add up to less than 62
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
TealTake any values it likes2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple12 — Add up to exactly 123
Green= — Show the same number on every cell5
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
SlateTake any value it likes1
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink12 — Add up to exactly 124
Lime12 — Add up to exactly 123
Brown12 — Add up to exactly 122
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