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Pips answers — Friday, December 5, 2025

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

Easy #395

Easy

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

Medium #398

Medium

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

Hard #403

Hard

blue (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | purple (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | green (=): 1 · 1 | amber (≠): 5 · 3 | orange (=0): 0 | slate: 5 | teal (=): 2 · 2 | pink (=24): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | lime (<5): 1 | brown: 4

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple<2 — Add up to less than 22
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple — Have no two cells showing the same number5
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber<2 — Be less than 21
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
Pink6 — Be exactly 61

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell5
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink24 — Add up to exactly 244
Lime<5 — Be less than 51
BrownTake any value it likes1
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