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Pips answers — Wednesday, December 3, 2025

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

Easy #401

Easy

blue (=0): 0 · 0 | purple (=0): 0 | green (=7): 5 · 2 | amber (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | orange: 0

Medium #407

Medium

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

Hard #409

Hard

blue (=4): 2 · 2 · 0 | purple (≠): 4 · 2 | green: 2 | amber (>4): 6 | orange (=3): 1 · 1 · 1 | slate (>5): 3 · 3 | teal (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | pink (=15): 5 · 5 · 5 | lime (>4): 6 | brown: 3 | blue (=17): 5 · 6 · 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Add up to exactly 02
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
OrangeTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green — Have no two cells showing the same number3
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink6 — Be exactly 61

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 43
Purple — Have no two cells showing the same number2
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange3 — Add up to exactly 33
Slate>5 — Add up to more than 52
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell4
Pink15 — Add up to exactly 153
Lime>4 — Be more than 41
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue17 — Add up to exactly 173
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