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Pips answers — Saturday, November 29, 2025

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

Easy #360

Easy

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

Medium #363

Medium

blue (<5): 2 | purple (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | green (=): 6 · 6 | amber: 5 | orange (=8): 4 · 2 · 2 | slate: 4 | teal (=): 0 · 0 · 0

Hard #366

Hard

blue: 2 | purple (>2): 3 | green (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | amber (=): 3 · 3 | orange (=): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | slate: 3 | teal (>3): 4 | pink (=17): 5 · 6 · 6 | lime (>9): 5 · 6 | brown: 0 | blue (>3): 4 | purple: 2

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber3 — Be exactly 31
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate6 — Be exactly 61

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<5 — Be less than 51
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 83
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>2 — Be more than 21
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal>3 — Be more than 31
Pink17 — Add up to exactly 173
Lime>9 — Add up to more than 92
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
PurpleTake any value it likes1
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