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Pips answers — Thursday, February 26, 2026

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

Easy #601

Easy

blue (=): 1 · 1 | purple (=7): 4 · 3 | green (=3): 3 | amber (=): 1 · 1 | orange (=): 0 · 0 · 0

Medium #630

Medium

blue (=10): 5 · 5 | purple (=11): 5 · 6 | green: 0 | amber (≠): 2 · 4 · 0 | orange: 2 | slate (=8): 4 · 4 | teal: 0 | pink (>2): 4 | lime (<2): 0

Hard #656

Hard

blue (=10): 4 · 6 | purple (<2): 0 | green: 2 | amber (=6): 3 · 3 | orange (=): 2 · 2 | slate (=2): 1 · 1 | teal (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | pink (=12): 6 · 6 | lime: 1 | brown (=9): 5 · 4 | blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (=17): 5 · 6 · 6 | green (=4): 4 | amber (=1): 0 · 0 · 1 · 0 | orange (>4): 5 | slate (=4): 3 · 1

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 72
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple11 — Add up to exactly 112
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber — Have no two cells showing the same number3
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 82
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink>2 — Be more than 21
Lime<2 — Be less than 21

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple<2 — Be less than 21
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 62
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate2 — Add up to exactly 22
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink12 — Add up to exactly 122
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown9 — Add up to exactly 92
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple17 — Add up to exactly 173
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber1 — Add up to exactly 14
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
Slate4 — Add up to exactly 42
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