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Pips answers — Sunday, February 22, 2026

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

Easy #591

Easy

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

Medium #623

Medium

blue: 5 | purple (=4): 4 | green (>4): 5 | amber (=2): 1 · 1 | orange (=): 3 · 3 | slate: 3 | teal: 2 | pink (=10): 5 · 5 | lime (=22): 6 · 6 · 4 · 6 | brown (<3): 0

Hard #650

Hard

blue (<2): 0 | purple (=1): 1 · 0 | green (=): 3 · 3 | amber (=): 3 · 3 | orange: 2 | slate (=11): 6 · 5 | teal: 2 | pink: 2 | lime (=4): 2 · 2 | brown (=9): 4 · 5 | blue: 5 | purple (=9): 3 · 6 | green: 0 | amber (=12): 6 · 6 | orange (=4): 4 · 0 | slate (=1): 1 | teal (=1): 1

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>9 — Add up to more than 92
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 92
Green0 — Be exactly 01
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange>1 — Be more than 11
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
PinkTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green>4 — Be more than 41
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
SlateTake any value it likes1
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
Lime22 — Add up to exactly 224
Brown<3 — Be less than 31

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
Purple1 — Add up to exactly 12
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate11 — Add up to exactly 112
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime4 — Add up to exactly 42
Brown9 — Add up to exactly 92
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 92
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber12 — Add up to exactly 122
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 42
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
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