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Pips answers — Monday, February 9, 2026

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

Easy #598

Easy

blue (<2): 1 | purple (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | green (=8): 1 · 3 · 4 | amber: 2 | orange (>4): 5 | slate: 6

Medium #627

Medium

blue (=2): 2 | purple (=2): 2 | green (=): 3 · 3 | amber (<2): 1 · 0 | orange (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | slate (>9): 5 · 5 | teal (=2): 2 · 0 | pink: 0

Hard #653

Hard

blue (=4): 2 · 2 | purple (=6): 3 · 3 | green (=2): 1 · 1 | amber (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | orange (>15): 6 · 6 · 6 | slate (=0): 0 | teal (=16): 5 · 5 · 6 | pink (=0): 0 | lime (≠): 0 · 1 · 3 · 5 · 4 · 6 · 2 | brown (=9): 2 · 5 · 2 | blue (=0): 0 | purple (=): 1 · 1

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green8 — Add up to exactly 83
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber<2 — Add up to less than 22
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate>9 — Add up to more than 92
Teal2 — Add up to exactly 22
PinkTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 42
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
Green2 — Add up to exactly 22
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange>15 — Add up to more than 153
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
Teal16 — Add up to exactly 163
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime — Have no two cells showing the same number7
Brown9 — Add up to exactly 93
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
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