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Pips answers — Thursday, November 20, 2025

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

Easy #319

Easy

blue (=5): 5 | purple (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | green (<8): 5 · 2 | amber: 5 | orange: 3 | slate (=3): 2 · 1

Medium #320

Medium

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

Hard #321

Hard

blue (=18): 6 · 6 · 6 | purple: 3 | green (=): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | amber (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | orange (=): 6 · 6 | slate (=3): 1 · 1 · 1 · 0 | teal (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | pink (=3): 3 | lime: 1

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green<8 — Add up to less than 82
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate3 — Add up to exactly 32

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
Green — Have no two cells showing the same number6
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange>5 — Be more than 51
Slate5 — Be exactly 51
Teal4 — Be exactly 41

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue18 — Add up to exactly 183
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate3 — Add up to exactly 34
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell4
Pink3 — Be exactly 31
LimeTake any value it likes1
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