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Pips answers — Wednesday, November 26, 2025

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

Easy #367

Easy

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

Medium #368

Medium

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

Hard #369

Hard

blue (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | purple (=10): 2 · 2 · 6 | green: 5 | amber (=): 4 · 4 | orange (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | slate (=15): 5 · 5 · 5 | teal (=8): 2 · 6 | pink: 0 | lime: 3

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
GreenTake any value it likes1
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate>2 — Be more than 21
Teal>0 — Be more than 01

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple>2 — Be more than 21
Green — Have no two cells showing the same number4
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate11 — Add up to exactly 112
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink<2 — Be less than 21

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 103
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
Slate15 — Add up to exactly 153
Teal8 — Add up to exactly 82
PinkTake any value it likes1
LimeTake any value it likes1
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