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Pips answers — Thursday, January 1, 2026

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

Easy #485

Easy

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

Medium #491

Medium

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

Hard #495

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green3 — Add up to exactly 33
Amber<2 — Be less than 21
Orange3 — Be exactly 31

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 63
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
Slate6 — Be exactly 61
Teal<3 — Add up to less than 32
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell4
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell4
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime1 — Be exactly 11
Brown1 — Be exactly 11
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
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