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Pips answers — Monday, January 12, 2026

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

Easy #525

Easy

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

Medium #549

Medium

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

Hard #569

Hard

blue (=4): 2 · 2 | purple (=12): 6 · 6 | green (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | amber (=10): 5 · 5 | orange: 4 | slate: 4 | teal (=12): 6 · 6 | pink (=10): 5 · 5 | lime (=2): 0 · 1 · 1 · 0 | brown (=4): 2 · 2 | blue: 4 | purple: 4

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>5 — Be more than 51
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate5 — Add up to exactly 52
Teal<3 — Be less than 31

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 22
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber<6 — Be less than 61
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal<5 — Be less than 51
Pink2 — Add up to exactly 23

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 42
Purple12 — Add up to exactly 122
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal12 — Add up to exactly 122
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
Lime2 — Add up to exactly 24
Brown4 — Add up to exactly 42
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
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