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Pips answers — Tuesday, February 17, 2026

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

Easy #586

Easy

blue: 1 | purple (=): 0 · 0 | green (=12): 6 · 6 | amber: 5 | orange (=0): 0 | slate (=): 4 · 4 | teal (=2): 2 · 0 | pink (=5): 5

Medium #615

Medium

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

Hard #640

Hard

blue: 3 | purple (=7): 2 · 2 · 2 · 1 | green (>3): 6 | amber (<3): 2 | orange (=9): 3 · 6 | slate (=): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | teal: 3 | pink (=1): 0 · 0 · 1 | lime: 4 | brown (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | blue: 3 | purple (=6): 4 · 2

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green12 — Add up to exactly 122
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal2 — Add up to exactly 22
Pink5 — Be exactly 51

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
Purple>3 — Be more than 31
Green4 — Add up to exactly 42
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate>5 — Be more than 51
Teal>3 — Be more than 31
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 74
Green>3 — Be more than 31
Amber<3 — Be less than 31
Orange9 — Add up to exactly 92
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell6
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink1 — Add up to exactly 13
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell3
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
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