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Pips answers — Saturday, February 14, 2026

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

Easy #585

Easy

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

Medium #612

Medium

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

Hard #638

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 52
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 22
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green4 — Be exactly 41
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell4
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime6 — Be exactly 61
Brown1 — Add up to exactly 14
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
PurpleTake any value it likes1
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