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Pips answers — Wednesday, February 4, 2026

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

Easy #587

Easy

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

Medium #614

Medium

blue (=8): 5 · 3 | purple: 4 | green (>2): 3 | amber (=4): 2 · 2 | orange (=): 1 · 1 | slate: 0 | teal (=7): 4 · 3 | pink (=): 2 · 2 | lime: 3

Hard #642

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Add up to exactly 13
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal5 — Be exactly 51

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 82
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>2 — Be more than 21
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal7 — Add up to exactly 72
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
LimeTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>2 — Be more than 21
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 73
Orange7 — Add up to exactly 72
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal7 — Add up to exactly 72
Pink>1 — Be more than 11
Lime>0 — Be more than 01
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