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Pips answers — Tuesday, November 18, 2025

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

Easy #388

Easy

blue (=): 6 · 6 | purple (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | green: 2 | amber (=8): 4 · 4

Medium #389

Medium

blue (=5): 1 · 4 | purple (=1): 1 | green (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | amber (=): 0 · 0 | orange: 1 | slate (=): 3 · 3 | teal: 6 | pink (=11): 6 · 5 | lime (=4): 4

Hard #390

Hard

blue (=9): 3 · 6 | purple (=3): 3 | green (=9): 5 · 2 · 2 | amber (=9): 5 · 4 | orange (=9): 1 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | slate (=9): 6 · 3 | teal (=): 5 · 5 | pink: 4

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 82

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Add up to exactly 52
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink11 — Add up to exactly 112
Lime4 — Be exactly 41

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 92
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green9 — Add up to exactly 93
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 92
Orange9 — Add up to exactly 95
Slate9 — Add up to exactly 92
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
PinkTake any value it likes1
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