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Pips answers — Sunday, November 16, 2025

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

Easy #382

Easy

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

Medium #383

Medium

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

Hard #384

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal2 — Be exactly 21

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 72
Green4 — Be exactly 41
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 82
SlateTake any value it likes1
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink6 — Add up to exactly 62
Lime2 — Be exactly 21
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
GreenTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 122
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
Teal3 — Be exactly 31
Pink8 — Add up to exactly 82
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell4
Brown8 — Add up to exactly 82
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
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