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Pips answers — Thursday, February 12, 2026

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

Easy #597

Easy

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

Medium #628

Medium

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

Hard #654

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green>0 — Be more than 01
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 82
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 82
TealTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green= — Show the same number on every cell5
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 02
Orange0 — Add up to exactly 02
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink0 — Add up to exactly 02
Lime<4 — Be less than 41
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell3
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green>4 — Be more than 41
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