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Pips answers — Friday, November 14, 2025

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

Easy #292

Easy

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

Medium #293

Medium

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

Hard #294

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber1 — Be exactly 11

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber>2 — Be more than 21
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate9 — Add up to exactly 92
Teal9 — Add up to exactly 92

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell5
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green5 — Be exactly 51
Amber5 — Add up to exactly 53
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 52
Slate5 — Add up to exactly 52
Teal5 — Be exactly 51
Pink5 — Add up to exactly 52
Lime5 — Add up to exactly 52
Brown5 — Add up to exactly 52
BlueTake any value it likes1
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