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Pips answers — Thursday, February 5, 2026

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

Easy #602

Easy

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

Medium #629

Medium

blue: 3 | purple (=2): 2 | green (=7): 5 · 2 | amber (=4): 4 | orange (=3): 3 | slate: 1 | teal (=2): 2 | pink (=): 2 · 2 | lime (=10): 4 · 6 | brown: 0 | blue (=8): 6 · 2 | purple (>1): 6

Hard #655

Hard

blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (=5): 5 | green (=): 1 · 1 | amber (=5): 5 | orange (=5): 1 · 4 | slate (=): 2 · 2 | teal (=18): 6 · 6 · 6 | pink (=): 0 · 0 | lime (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | brown (=10): 5 · 5 | blue (=): 0 · 0

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber>2 — Be more than 21
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate5 — Add up to exactly 52

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime10 — Add up to exactly 102
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 82
Purple>1 — Be more than 11

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 52
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal18 — Add up to exactly 183
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell4
Brown10 — Add up to exactly 102
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
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