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Pips answers — Friday, February 6, 2026

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

Easy #603

Easy

blue (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | purple (=5): 5 | green: 1 | amber (<1): 0 | orange (=): 6 · 6 | slate (=10): 5 · 5 | teal (>5): 6 | pink: 3

Medium #635

Medium

blue (>3): 4 | purple (=): 5 · 5 | green (=4): 1 · 2 · 1 | amber (=16): 5 · 6 · 5 | orange (=1): 1 | slate (=21): 5 · 6 · 6 · 4 | teal: 3 | pink: 2

Hard #661

Hard

blue (=8): 4 · 4 | purple (=10): 5 · 5 | green (=1): 1 | amber (=): 0 · 0 | orange (=4): 2 · 2 | slate (=4): 4 | teal (=10): 4 · 6 | pink (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | lime (>9): 6 · 6 | brown (=10): 5 · 5 | blue (=): 1 · 1 | purple (=): 0 · 0

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber<1 — Be less than 11
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate10 — Add up to exactly 102
Teal>5 — Be more than 51
PinkTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green4 — Add up to exactly 43
Amber16 — Add up to exactly 163
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate21 — Add up to exactly 214
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 82
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green1 — Be exactly 11
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 42
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell4
Lime>9 — Add up to more than 92
Brown10 — Add up to exactly 102
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
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