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Pips answers — Thursday, January 22, 2026

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

Easy #518

Easy

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

Medium #542

Medium

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

Hard #563

Hard

blue: 2 | purple (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | green: 4 | amber (>4): 5 | orange (=10): 6 · 4 | slate (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | teal (=): 5 · 5 | pink (>16): 6 · 6 · 6 | lime (<2): 0 · 0 | brown (=9): 3 · 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange<3 — Be less than 31

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal>3 — Be more than 31

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink>16 — Add up to more than 163
Lime<2 — Add up to less than 22
Brown9 — Add up to exactly 92
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