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Pips answers — Wednesday, January 7, 2026

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

Easy #479

Easy

blue (=7): 4 · 3 | purple (=): 2 · 2 | green (=): 3 · 3 | amber: 0 | orange (>4): 5 | slate (=4): 4 | teal: 1

Medium #481

Medium

blue (<6): 2 | purple: 6 | green: 6 | amber: 5 | orange (=): 3 · 3 | slate (=9): 6 · 3 | teal (<2): 0 · 0 | pink (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | lime (>3): 4

Hard #487

Hard

blue (=6): 4 · 2 | purple (=9): 4 · 5 | green (=3): 3 | amber: 3 | orange (=0): 0 · 0 | slate (=): 2 · 2 | teal (≠): 5 · 3 | pink (>1): 2 | lime (=1): 0 · 1 | brown (<7): 0 · 0 | blue (>8): 6 · 5 | purple (=5): 4 · 1 | green (=4): 4 | amber (>5): 6 | orange (=2): 2

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue7 — Add up to exactly 72
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
TealTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<6 — Be less than 61
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate9 — Add up to exactly 92
Teal<2 — Add up to less than 22
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime>3 — Be more than 31

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 62
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 92
Green3 — Be exactly 31
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange0 — Add up to exactly 02
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Pink>1 — Be more than 11
Lime1 — Add up to exactly 12
Brown<7 — Add up to less than 72
Blue>8 — Add up to more than 82
Purple5 — Add up to exactly 52
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber>5 — Be more than 51
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
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