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Pips answers — Friday, November 28, 2025

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

Easy #358

Easy

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

Medium #362

Medium

blue (>4): 6 | purple (=10): 5 · 5 | green (=9): 3 · 6 | amber: 4 | orange (=): 4 · 4 | slate (=4): 2 · 1 · 1 | teal: 1 | pink (=6): 3 · 3

Hard #365

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green<3 — Be less than 31
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange6 — Be exactly 61
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green9 — Add up to exactly 92
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate4 — Add up to exactly 43
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink6 — Add up to exactly 62

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 42
Green12 — Add up to exactly 123
Amber0 — Be exactly 01
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal11 — Add up to exactly 112
Pink12 — Add up to exactly 123
Lime12 — Add up to exactly 123
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