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Pips answers — Tuesday, January 6, 2026

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

Easy #531

Easy

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

Medium #555

Medium

blue (=10): 4 · 6 | purple: 5 | green (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | amber (<6): 5 | orange: 3 | slate (=): 1 · 1 | teal (=4): 4

Hard #577

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 42
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange12 — Add up to exactly 122
Slate1 — Be exactly 11

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell6
Amber<6 — Be less than 61
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal4 — Be exactly 41

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 122
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
Green4 — Add up to exactly 42
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell6
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell6
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
Brown5 — Add up to exactly 52
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green12 — Add up to exactly 122
AmberTake any value it likes1
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