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Pips answers — Tuesday, February 24, 2026

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

Easy #582

Easy

blue (=): 4 · 4 | purple (=6): 2 · 2 · 2 | green (=6): 0 · 6 | amber (=1): 1

Medium #611

Medium

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

Hard #637

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 63
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber1 — Be exactly 11

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 123
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal6 — Be exactly 61
Pink6 — Be exactly 61
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown0 — Be exactly 01

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<4 — Be less than 41
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green<4 — Be less than 41
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
Slate>4 — Be more than 41
Teal4 — Add up to exactly 42
Pink4 — Add up to exactly 44
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown>4 — Be more than 41
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 44
Green4 — Add up to exactly 42
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate>4 — Be more than 41
Teal<4 — Be less than 41
Pink>4 — Be more than 41
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