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Pips answers — Sunday, February 1, 2026

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

Easy #600

Easy

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

Medium #620

Medium

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

Hard #646

Hard

blue (<4): 1 · 1 · 1 | purple (<9): 4 · 4 · 0 | green: 6 | amber (<3): 2 | orange (=12): 6 · 6 | slate (<20): 4 · 5 · 5 · 5 | teal (<7): 3 · 3 | pink (<5): 4 | lime: 6 | brown (<3): 2 | blue (=6): 5 · 1 · 0 · 0 | purple: 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber6 — Be exactly 61
Orange6 — Be exactly 61
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>3 — Be more than 31
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate — Have no two cells showing the same number5
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
Pink<2 — Be less than 21
Lime5 — Be exactly 51

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<4 — Add up to less than 43
Purple<9 — Add up to less than 93
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber<3 — Be less than 31
Orange12 — Add up to exactly 122
Slate<20 — Add up to less than 204
Teal<7 — Add up to less than 72
Pink<5 — Be less than 51
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown<3 — Be less than 31
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 64
PurpleTake any value it likes1
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