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Pips answers — Tuesday, January 13, 2026

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

Easy #517

Easy

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

Medium #541

Medium

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

Hard #565

Hard

blue (=0): 0 | purple (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | green (=): 3 · 3 | amber (=4): 2 · 2 | orange (=6): 6 | slate (<2): 0 | teal (>4): 6 | pink (=8): 6 · 2 | lime (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | brown (=11): 5 · 6 | blue: 2 | purple (=4): 4 | green (=7): 3 · 4 | amber (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | orange (>4): 5

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<5 — Be less than 51
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green5 — Add up to exactly 52
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange<1 — Be less than 11
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange<1 — Add up to less than 12
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal<2 — Be less than 21
Pink<3 — Be less than 31
Lime>5 — Be more than 51

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell5
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
Orange6 — Be exactly 61
Slate<2 — Be less than 21
Teal>4 — Be more than 41
Pink8 — Add up to exactly 82
Lime0 — Add up to exactly 03
Brown11 — Add up to exactly 112
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
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