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Pips answers — Wednesday, February 25, 2026

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

Easy #583

Easy

blue (>3): 6 | purple (=2): 2 | green (=30): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | amber: 3 | orange (<2): 0

Medium #610

Medium

blue (>0): 2 | purple (=15): 4 · 6 · 5 | green: 0 | amber (=15): 5 · 5 · 5 | orange (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | slate: 1 | teal (<6): 1 | pink: 6

Hard #636

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green30 — Add up to exactly 306
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange<2 — Be less than 21

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>0 — Be more than 01
Purple15 — Add up to exactly 153
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber15 — Add up to exactly 153
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell5
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal<6 — Be less than 61
PinkTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green>3 — Be more than 31
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange5 — Be exactly 51
Slate2 — Add up to exactly 22
Teal<3 — Be less than 31
Pink>3 — Be more than 31
Lime5 — Be exactly 51
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple<4 — Be less than 41
Green4 — Add up to exactly 42
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