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Pips answers — Saturday, January 31, 2026

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

Easy #510

Easy

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

Medium #534

Medium

blue (=4): 3 · 1 | purple (=4): 2 · 2 | green (>3): 6 | amber (=10): 4 · 6 | orange (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | slate (=7): 3 · 4 | teal: 1 | pink (>2): 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple<5 — Be less than 51
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber<4 — Be less than 41
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink1 — Be exactly 11
Lime0 — Add up to exactly 03
Brown0 — Be exactly 01
Blue>5 — Be more than 51
Purple0 — Be exactly 01

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 42
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 42
Green>3 — Be more than 31
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate7 — Add up to exactly 72
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink>2 — Be more than 21
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