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Pips answers — Wednesday, January 28, 2026

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

Easy #523

Easy

blue: 2 | purple (=5): 0 · 5 | green (=): 5 · 5 | amber (=4): 4 | orange (=): 1 · 1 | slate (=8): 4 · 4

Medium #547

Medium

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

Hard #568

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple5 — Add up to exactly 52
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 82

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber3 — Be exactly 31
Orange9 — Add up to exactly 92
Slate>2 — Add up to more than 22
Teal>5 — Be more than 51
Pink4 — Be exactly 41
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple5 — Add up to exactly 52
Green5 — Add up to exactly 52
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange2 — Add up to exactly 22
Slate>10 — Add up to more than 102
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink — Have no two cells showing the same number4
Lime<2 — Add up to less than 22
BrownTake any value it likes1
BlueTake any value it likes1
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