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Pips answers — Monday, November 24, 2025

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

Easy #331

Easy

blue (=12): 6 · 6 | purple: 1 | green (=10): 5 · 5 | amber: 4 | orange (>4): 5 | slate (=): 1 · 1 · 1

Medium #332

Medium

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

Hard #333

Hard

blue: 4 | purple (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | green (=1): 0 · 1 · 0 | amber (=11): 5 · 6 | orange (=): 2 · 2 | slate: 4 | teal (=10): 6 · 4 | pink (=): 3 · 3 | lime (>0): 1 | brown (=12): 6 · 6 | blue (>1): 2 | purple: 1 | green: 0

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 122
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple<3 — Be less than 31
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange>3 — Be more than 31
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal>3 — Be more than 31
PinkTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green1 — Add up to exactly 13
Amber11 — Add up to exactly 112
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime>0 — Be more than 01
Brown12 — Add up to exactly 122
Blue>1 — Be more than 11
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
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