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Pips answers — Sunday, November 23, 2025

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

Easy #328

Easy

blue (=5): 5 · 0 | purple: 0 | green (=6): 5 · 1 | amber (=5): 4 · 1 | orange (=6): 6

Medium #329

Medium

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

Hard #330

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Add up to exactly 52
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber5 — Add up to exactly 52
Orange6 — Be exactly 61

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<6 — Be less than 61
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green<5 — Be less than 51
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal<4 — Be less than 41

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 72
Green<3 — Be less than 31
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell5
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell4
Lime6 — Add up to exactly 62
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