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Pips answers — Saturday, February 21, 2026

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

Easy #599

Easy

blue (=0): 0 | purple: 3 | green (=5): 5 | amber (=9): 6 · 3 | orange (=9): 6 · 1 · 2 | slate (=5): 5 | teal (=0): 0

Medium #626

Medium

blue (>3): 6 | purple (>3): 5 | green: 0 | amber (=2): 1 · 1 | orange (=4): 2 · 2 | slate: 0 | teal (=2): 1 · 1 | pink (=10): 4 · 6 | lime (=7): 4 · 3 | brown: 0 | blue: 0

Hard #651

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green5 — Be exactly 51
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 92
Orange9 — Add up to exactly 93
Slate5 — Be exactly 51
Teal0 — Be exactly 01

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
Purple>3 — Be more than 31
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 42
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal2 — Add up to exactly 22
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
Lime7 — Add up to exactly 72
BrownTake any value it likes1
BlueTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple0 — Add up to exactly 02
Green7 — Add up to exactly 74
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell5
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime7 — Add up to exactly 72
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue7 — Add up to exactly 73
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 72
Green0 — Be exactly 01
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