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Pips answers — Thursday, January 29, 2026

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

Easy #506

Easy

blue (>3): 4 | purple: 2 | green (=8): 0 · 3 · 5 | amber (>5): 6 | orange (=2): 1 · 1 · 0 | slate: 3

Medium #508

Medium

blue (=8): 2 · 6 | purple (=8): 5 · 3 | green (=8): 6 · 2 | amber: 4 | orange (=8): 6 · 1 · 1 | slate (=8): 4 · 4 | teal (=): 0 · 0

Hard #532

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green8 — Add up to exactly 83
Amber>5 — Be more than 51
Orange2 — Add up to exactly 23
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 82
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green8 — Add up to exactly 82
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 83
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 82
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell4
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell4
Lime3 — Be exactly 31
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green5 — Be exactly 51
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate5 — Be exactly 51
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