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Pips answers — Tuesday, December 2, 2025

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

Easy #396

Easy

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

Medium #399

Medium

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

Hard #404

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<6 — Add up to less than 62
Purple<2 — Be less than 21
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange<2 — Be less than 21

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 02
Orange<5 — Be less than 51
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal17 — Add up to exactly 173
PinkTake any value it likes1
LimeTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple<3 — Be less than 31
Green>1 — Be more than 11
Amber>10 — Add up to more than 102
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell5
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime0 — Add up to exactly 04
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue<6 — Be less than 61
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green12 — Add up to exactly 122
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