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Pips answers — Wednesday, January 14, 2026

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

Easy #519

Easy

blue (=): 5 · 5 | purple (=10): 4 · 6 | green (=): 4 · 4 | amber: 0 | orange (=0): 0

Medium #543

Medium

blue: 6 | purple (=2): 2 | green (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | amber (=13): 6 · 1 · 3 · 3 | orange (>9): 5 · 5 | slate (=1): 1 | teal: 0 | pink (>3): 4 | lime (=2): 2 | brown: 2

Hard #564

Hard

blue (=12): 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (≠): 1 · 0 | green (=2): 2 | amber (=): 1 · 1 | orange: 0 | slate (=12): 6 · 6 | teal (>2): 3 | pink (=12): 6 · 6 | lime (=0): 0 · 0 | brown: 2 | blue (=15): 5 · 5 · 5 | purple (=2): 1 · 1 | green (=1): 1 | amber (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | orange (=): 3 · 3 | slate (>3): 4 | teal (<3): 1

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange0 — Be exactly 01

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber13 — Add up to exactly 134
Orange>9 — Add up to more than 92
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink>3 — Be more than 31
Lime2 — Be exactly 21
BrownTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 123
Purple — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate12 — Add up to exactly 122
Teal>2 — Be more than 21
Pink12 — Add up to exactly 122
Lime0 — Add up to exactly 02
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue15 — Add up to exactly 153
Purple2 — Add up to exactly 22
Green1 — Be exactly 11
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate>3 — Be more than 31
Teal<3 — Be less than 31
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