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Pips answers — Monday, November 17, 2025

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

Easy #385

Easy

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

Medium #386

Medium

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

Hard #387

Hard

blue (>2): 3 | purple (=24): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | green (=10): 5 · 5 | amber (>3): 4 | orange (≠): 0 · 2 · 5 · 3 · 4 · 1 | slate: 1 | teal (=2): 2 | pink (=0): 0 | lime (=3): 3 | brown (=1): 1 | blue (=3): 3 | purple: 2 | green (=5): 5 | amber: 5 | orange (=0): 0 | slate (=3): 3 | teal (=1): 1

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber<4 — Be less than 41
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 42
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
TealTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>2 — Be more than 21
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber>2 — Be more than 21
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime>2 — Be more than 21

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>2 — Be more than 21
Purple24 — Add up to exactly 244
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
Orange — Have no two cells showing the same number6
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime3 — Be exactly 31
Brown1 — Be exactly 11
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green5 — Be exactly 51
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
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