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Pips answers — Sunday, November 30, 2025

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

Easy #376

Easy

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

Medium #377

Medium

blue: 0 | purple (=9): 3 · 6 | green (>1): 5 | amber (=8): 4 · 4 | orange: 1 | slate: 0 | teal (=0): 0 · 0 | pink (=7): 4 · 3 | lime (=2): 2 · 0

Hard #378

Hard

blue (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | purple (>4): 5 | green: 3 | amber (=0): 0 | orange (=0): 0 | slate (=2): 1 · 1 | teal (>4): 5 | pink (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | lime (<2): 1 | brown (=4): 4 | blue (=18): 6 · 6 · 6 | purple (=4): 2 · 2 | green (>2): 3 | amber (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | orange (<2): 1 | slate (=0): 0 · 0

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 92
Green>1 — Be more than 11
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 82
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal0 — Add up to exactly 02
Pink7 — Add up to exactly 72
Lime2 — Add up to exactly 22

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber0 — Be exactly 01
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate2 — Add up to exactly 22
Teal>4 — Be more than 41
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime<2 — Be less than 21
Brown4 — Be exactly 41
Blue18 — Add up to exactly 183
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 42
Green>2 — Be more than 21
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange<2 — Be less than 21
Slate0 — Add up to exactly 02
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