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Pips answers — Sunday, January 25, 2026

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

Easy #516

Easy

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

Medium #540

Medium

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

Hard #562

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple3 — Add up to exactly 32
Green6 — Be exactly 61
Amber6 — Be exactly 61
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 52
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink6 — Be exactly 61

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 62
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 62
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal<3 — Add up to less than 32

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell5
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell4
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell4
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell3
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