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Pips answers — Thursday, November 27, 2025

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

Easy #359

Easy

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

Medium #361

Medium

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

Hard #364

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Add up to exactly 52
Purple1 — Add up to exactly 12
Green3 — Add up to exactly 32
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<3 — Be less than 31
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell5
Amber>2 — Be more than 21
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate12 — Add up to exactly 122
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell3
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
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