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Pips answers — Saturday, January 24, 2026

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

Easy #521

Easy

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

Medium #545

Medium

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

Hard #567

Hard

blue (=1): 0 · 1 | purple: 3 | green (=2): 1 · 1 | amber (=6): 2 · 2 · 2 | orange (=10): 5 · 5 | slate (=): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | teal (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | pink: 4 | lime: 1 | brown (=0): 0 | blue (>21): 6 · 5 · 5 · 6 | purple (=5): 2 · 3 | green (=2): 1 · 1 | amber (>10): 6 · 5 | orange (=0): 0

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>2 — Be more than 21
Purple<2 — Be less than 21
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
Orange<3 — Be less than 31
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
TealTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal<4 — Be less than 41
Pink6 — Add up to exactly 62

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Add up to exactly 12
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green2 — Add up to exactly 22
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 63
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell4
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell4
PinkTake any value it likes1
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown0 — Be exactly 01
Blue>21 — Add up to more than 214
Purple5 — Add up to exactly 52
Green2 — Add up to exactly 22
Amber>10 — Add up to more than 102
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
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