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Pips answers — Thursday, November 13, 2025

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

Easy #286

Easy

blue (=3): 3 | purple: 0 · 1 | green (=11): 5 · 6 | amber (=15): 5 · 5 · 5

Medium #287

Medium

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

Hard #288

Hard

blue (=3): 1 · 2 | purple (=10): 6 · 4 | green (=): 4 · 4 | amber (<2): 0 · 0 | orange (>14): 6 · 6 · 6 | slate (=6): 3 · 3 | teal (<3): 2 | pink (≠): 2 · 3 · 5 · 1 | lime (>2): 5 | brown (<2): 1

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
PurpleTake any values it likes2
Green11 — Add up to exactly 112
Amber15 — Add up to exactly 153

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<5 — Be less than 51
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
Green2 — Add up to exactly 22
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell4
PinkTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Add up to exactly 32
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber<2 — Add up to less than 22
Orange>14 — Add up to more than 143
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62
Teal<3 — Be less than 31
Pink — Have no two cells showing the same number4
Lime>2 — Be more than 21
Brown<2 — Be less than 21
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