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Pips answers — Tuesday, January 27, 2026

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

Easy #527

Easy

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

Medium #552

Medium

blue (=12): 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (=5): 1 · 0 · 4 · 0 | green (<4): 2 | amber (=): 1 · 1 | orange (<10): 4 · 4 | slate (=12): 6 · 6 | teal (=): 5 · 5

Hard #575

Hard

blue (>5): 2 · 2 · 2 | purple: 0 | green (>9): 6 · 4 | amber: 0 | orange (>1): 2 | slate (>8): 4 · 5 | teal (>0): 1 | pink (>0): 1 | lime (>8): 3 · 3 · 3 | brown (>1): 2 | blue (>0): 1 | purple (>15): 5 · 6 · 5 | green (>0): 1 | amber (>9): 4 · 6 | orange: 0

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any values it likes2
Purple>5 — Be more than 51
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate>3 — Be more than 31

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 123
Purple5 — Add up to exactly 54
Green<4 — Be less than 41
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange<10 — Add up to less than 102
Slate12 — Add up to exactly 122
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>5 — Add up to more than 53
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>9 — Add up to more than 92
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange>1 — Be more than 11
Slate>8 — Add up to more than 82
Teal>0 — Be more than 01
Pink>0 — Be more than 01
Lime>8 — Add up to more than 83
Brown>1 — Be more than 11
Blue>0 — Be more than 01
Purple>15 — Add up to more than 153
Green>0 — Be more than 01
Amber>9 — Add up to more than 92
OrangeTake any value it likes1
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