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Pips answers — Saturday, January 17, 2026

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

Easy #524

Easy

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

Medium #548

Medium

blue: 4 | purple: 4 | green: 4 | amber (≠): 1 · 4 · 2 · 3 | orange (<4): 2 | slate: 4 | teal (>16): 6 · 6 · 6

Hard #570

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<3 — Be less than 31
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 72
Green8 — Add up to exactly 82
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 82
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal>2 — Be more than 21

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber — Have no two cells showing the same number4
Orange<4 — Be less than 41
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal>16 — Add up to more than 163

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple3 — Add up to exactly 33
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 44
Orange — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Slate12 — Add up to exactly 122
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink6 — Be exactly 61
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell4
Brown10 — Add up to exactly 102
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber>1 — Be more than 11
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