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Pips answers — Monday, January 5, 2026

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

Easy #480

Easy

blue (=6): 6 | purple (=): 2 · 2 | green (>3): 4 | amber: 0 | orange (=12): 6 · 6 | slate: 1 | teal (=11): 5 · 6

Medium #482

Medium

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

Hard #488

Hard

blue (=11): 4 · 4 · 3 | purple (<1): 0 | green (=11): 5 · 6 | amber: 1 | orange: 1 | slate (>1): 5 | teal (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | pink: 1 | lime (=11): 5 · 3 · 3 | brown (=1): 1 · 0 | blue: 1 | purple (=11): 6 · 5 | green (=1): 1

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green>3 — Be more than 31
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange12 — Add up to exactly 122
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal11 — Add up to exactly 112

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber6 — Be exactly 61
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 103
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime<4 — Be less than 41

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue11 — Add up to exactly 113
Purple<1 — Be less than 11
Green11 — Add up to exactly 112
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate>1 — Be more than 11
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime11 — Add up to exactly 113
Brown1 — Add up to exactly 12
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple11 — Add up to exactly 112
Green1 — Be exactly 11
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