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Pips answers — Saturday, November 8, 2025

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

Easy #271

Easy

blue (=1): 1 | purple (=): 5 · 5 | green (=12): 6 · 6 | amber (=0): 0 · 0 | orange (=4): 4 · 0 | slate (=): 3 · 3 · 3

Medium #272

Medium

blue (=9): 6 · 3 | purple (=10): 5 · 5 | green (=): 1 · 1 | amber (=4): 4 | orange: 1 | slate (=2): 2 · 0 | teal (>4): 5 | pink (=6): 3 · 3 | lime (=1): 1 | brown (=6): 2 · 4

Hard #273

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green12 — Add up to exactly 122
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 02
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 42
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 92
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate2 — Add up to exactly 22
Teal>4 — Be more than 41
Pink6 — Add up to exactly 62
Lime1 — Be exactly 11
Brown6 — Add up to exactly 62

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green1 — Be exactly 11
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange>5 — Add up to more than 52
Slate3 — Add up to exactly 32
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell4
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime5 — Add up to exactly 52
Brown0 — Be exactly 01
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