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Pips answers — Friday, January 9, 2026

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

Easy #522

Easy

blue (=3): 3 | purple (<2): 1 | green (=9): 6 · 3 | amber (>4): 6 | orange (=): 1 · 1 | slate (=8): 3 · 5 | teal: 4

Medium #546

Medium

blue (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | purple (>3): 4 | green: 5 | amber (=17): 5 · 6 · 6 | orange: 2 | slate (=14): 4 · 5 · 5 | teal (=3): 3 | pink (<1): 0 | lime: 1 | brown (>1): 2

Hard #571

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple<2 — Be less than 21
Green9 — Add up to exactly 92
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 82
TealTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple>3 — Be more than 31
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber17 — Add up to exactly 173
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate14 — Add up to exactly 143
Teal3 — Be exactly 31
Pink<1 — Be less than 11
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown>1 — Be more than 11

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
GreenTake any value it likes1
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell4
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell4
PinkTake any value it likes1
LimeTake any value it likes1
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