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Pips answers — Friday, January 30, 2026

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

Easy #507

Easy

blue (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | purple (<1): 0 | green (=7): 6 · 1 | amber (=): 3 · 3 | orange (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | slate (>4): 5

Medium #509

Medium

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

Hard #533

Hard

blue (=5): 5 | purple (=4): 4 | green (=): 6 · 6 | amber (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | orange (>4): 5 | slate (=12): 4 · 4 · 4 | teal (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | pink (=5): 5 | lime (=): 0 · 0 | brown: 5 | blue (=2): 2 | purple (=): 6 · 6 | green (<2): 1 | amber (=): 0 · 0 | orange (=): 5 · 5

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple<1 — Be less than 11
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate>4 — Be more than 41

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green3 — Add up to exactly 32
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 62
Orange — Have no two cells showing the same number6
SlateTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell5
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
Slate12 — Add up to exactly 123
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green<2 — Be less than 21
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
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