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Pips answers — Saturday, January 10, 2026

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

Easy #513

Easy

blue (=6): 6 | purple (>1): 2 | green (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | amber (=1): 1 | orange: 6 | slate (=9): 5 · 4 | teal (=3): 3 | pink (=): 0 · 0

Medium #539

Medium

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

Hard #560

Hard

blue (<5): 0 · 0 | purple (=1): 1 | green (=6): 3 · 3 | amber (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | orange (>9): 6 · 4 | slate (=11): 6 · 5 | teal (=2): 2 | pink (=2): 2 | lime (<5): 0 · 0 | brown (>10): 6 · 6 | blue (=2): 1 · 1 | purple (>2): 3 | green (>2): 3 | amber (<4): 0 · 0 | orange (=4): 4 | slate (=1): 1 · 0 · 0 | teal (>4): 5 | pink (>9): 6 · 6 | lime (>5): 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
Purple>1 — Be more than 11
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate9 — Add up to exactly 92
Teal3 — Be exactly 31
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber>2 — Add up to more than 22
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal>9 — Add up to more than 92
Pink4 — Add up to exactly 42
Lime5 — Add up to exactly 52

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<5 — Add up to less than 52
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange>9 — Add up to more than 92
Slate11 — Add up to exactly 112
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime<5 — Add up to less than 52
Brown>10 — Add up to more than 102
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 22
Purple>2 — Be more than 21
Green>2 — Be more than 21
Amber<4 — Add up to less than 42
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
Slate1 — Add up to exactly 13
Teal>4 — Be more than 41
Pink>9 — Add up to more than 92
Lime>5 — Be more than 51
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