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Pips answers — Sunday, November 9, 2025

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

Easy #274

Easy

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

Medium #275

Medium

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

Hard #276

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber<5 — Be less than 51
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate1 — Be exactly 11

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber — Have no two cells showing the same number5
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal6 — Be exactly 61
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
Lime4 — Be exactly 41

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 04
Orange2 — Add up to exactly 22
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell4
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell4
Brown<3 — Be less than 31
Blue<4 — Be less than 41
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
GreenTake any value it likes1
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