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Pips answers — Friday, February 20, 2026

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

Easy #604

Easy

blue (>2): 3 | purple (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | green (=): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | amber (<2): 0

Medium #633

Medium

blue: 6 | purple: 6 | green (>4): 6 | amber (=): 4 · 4 | orange (=11): 5 · 6 | slate: 0 | teal (<6): 4 | pink (=10): 3 · 4 · 3

Hard #659

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>2 — Be more than 21
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber<2 — Be less than 21

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>4 — Be more than 41
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange11 — Add up to exactly 112
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal<6 — Be less than 61
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 103

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue11 — Add up to exactly 112
Purple<2 — Be less than 21
Green>2 — Be more than 21
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange<1 — Be less than 11
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink3 — Add up to exactly 32
Lime3 — Be exactly 31
Brown>3 — Be more than 31
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 42
Purple<5 — Be less than 51
Green>5 — Be more than 51
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
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