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Pips answers — Monday, November 10, 2025

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

Easy #277

Easy

blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (=5): 5 | green: 6 | amber (=18): 6 · 6 · 6

Medium #278

Medium

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

Hard #279

Hard

blue (=12): 6 · 6 | purple: 3 | green (=0): 0 | amber (=8): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | orange (=11): 6 · 5 | slate (=4): 4 | teal (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | pink (=0): 0 · 0 | lime (=6): 5 · 1 | brown (=3): 1 · 1 · 1 | blue (=10): 5 · 5 | purple (=6): 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber18 — Add up to exactly 183

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell5
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber0 — Be exactly 01
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell5
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime>2 — Add up to more than 22
Brown5 — Be exactly 51

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 122
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 84
Orange11 — Add up to exactly 112
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink0 — Add up to exactly 02
Lime6 — Add up to exactly 62
Brown3 — Add up to exactly 33
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
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