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Pips answers — Sunday, January 4, 2026

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

Easy #484

Easy

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

Medium #490

Medium

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

Hard #494

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<1 — Be less than 11
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal>2 — Be more than 21

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple<1 — Be less than 11
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber>3 — Add up to more than 32
Orange>2 — Be more than 21
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal<1 — Add up to less than 13
Pink<2 — Be less than 21
Lime>2 — Be more than 21
Brown<1 — Be less than 11

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell6
Orange12 — Add up to exactly 122
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal<4 — Be less than 41
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell5
Lime4 — Add up to exactly 42
Brown4 — Be exactly 41
Blue<4 — Be less than 41
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 42
Green12 — Add up to exactly 122
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
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