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Pips answers — Sunday, January 11, 2026

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

Easy #528

Easy

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

Medium #551

Medium

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

Hard #573

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<1 — Be less than 11
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green4 — Add up to exactly 42
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
Orange<2 — Be less than 21
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber<1 — Be less than 11
Orange<2 — Add up to less than 22
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 82
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime>5 — Be more than 51
Brown2 — Be exactly 21

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime1 — Be exactly 11
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber3 — Be exactly 31
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime3 — Be exactly 31
Brown4 — Be exactly 41
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