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Pips answers — Monday, December 1, 2025

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

Easy #379

Easy

blue (=15): 5 · 5 · 5 | purple (=3): 3 | green (=): 2 · 2 | amber: 0 | orange (<3): 1 · 1 | slate (=3): 3

Medium #380

Medium

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

Hard #381

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue15 — Add up to exactly 153
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange<3 — Add up to less than 32
Slate3 — Be exactly 31

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green<11 — Add up to less than 112
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime0 — Be exactly 01
Brown>4 — Be more than 41

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Add up to exactly 33
Purple<4 — Be less than 41
Green12 — Add up to exactly 126
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
Orange12 — Add up to exactly 122
Slate>4 — Be more than 41
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink12 — Add up to exactly 122
Lime0 — Add up to exactly 03
Brown>2 — Be more than 21
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 122
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
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