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Pips answers — Tuesday, November 11, 2025

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

Easy #280

Easy

blue (=5): 5 | purple (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | green (=9): 3 · 6 | amber (=): 0 · 0

Medium #281

Medium

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

Hard #282

Hard

blue (=): 6 · 6 | purple: 0 | green (=): 2 · 2 | amber (=7): 2 · 5 | orange (=5): 0 · 5 | slate (=4): 1 · 3 | teal (=6): 6 | pink (=8): 5 · 3 | lime (=10): 6 · 4 | brown (=9): 5 · 4

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell5
Green9 — Add up to exactly 92
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell5
Amber<3 — Be less than 31
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 52
Slate4 — Add up to exactly 42
Teal6 — Be exactly 61
Pink8 — Add up to exactly 82
Lime10 — Add up to exactly 102
Brown9 — Add up to exactly 92
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