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Pips answers — Tuesday, February 10, 2026

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

Easy #605

Easy

blue (=9): 4 · 5 | purple (=3): 1 · 2 | green (=11): 6 · 5 | amber (=4): 3 · 1 | orange (=2): 2 | slate: 1

Medium #634

Medium

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

Hard #660

Hard

blue (=): 2 · 2 | purple (=6): 3 · 3 | green (=11): 5 · 6 | amber (=6): 6 · 0 | orange (=4): 2 · 2 | slate (>2): 3 | teal (=0): 0 | pink (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | lime (=12): 6 · 6 | brown (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | blue (=): 0 · 0 | purple (<4): 3 | green (>4): 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 92
Purple3 — Add up to exactly 32
Green11 — Add up to exactly 112
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 42
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber1 — Add up to exactly 14
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
Green11 — Add up to exactly 112
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 62
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 42
Slate>2 — Be more than 21
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime12 — Add up to exactly 122
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell3
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple<4 — Be less than 41
Green>4 — Be more than 41
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