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Pips answers — Thursday, February 19, 2026

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

Easy #593

Easy

blue (=10): 6 · 4 | purple (=6): 5 · 1 | green (=7): 6 · 1 | amber (=16): 6 · 6 · 4 | orange (=5): 5

Medium #625

Medium

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

Hard #649

Hard

blue (<1): 0 | purple (=8): 4 · 2 · 2 | green: 3 | amber (=9): 4 · 5 | orange (<3): 2 | slate (=10): 4 · 6 | teal (=2): 1 · 1 | pink (=1): 1 · 0 · 0 | lime (=4): 4 | brown (>1): 2 | blue (≠): 2 · 6 · 3 · 1 | purple (=5): 5 | green (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | amber: 1

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber16 — Add up to exactly 163
Orange5 — Be exactly 51

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple1 — Add up to exactly 14
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal5 — Add up to exactly 53

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<1 — Be less than 11
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 83
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 92
Orange<3 — Be less than 31
Slate10 — Add up to exactly 102
Teal2 — Add up to exactly 22
Pink1 — Add up to exactly 13
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown>1 — Be more than 11
Blue — Have no two cells showing the same number4
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
AmberTake any value it likes1
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