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Pips answers — Friday, February 27, 2026

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

Easy #606

Easy

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

Medium #631

Medium

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

Hard #657

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple<2 — Be less than 21
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 42
Purple2 — Add up to exactly 22
GreenTake any value it likes1
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange3 — Add up to exactly 32
SlateTake any value it likes1
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink<2 — Be less than 21
Lime<6 — Be less than 61
Brown2 — Add up to exactly 22

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 62
Purple0 — Add up to exactly 04
Green3 — Add up to exactly 32
Amber3 — Add up to exactly 32
Orange12 — Add up to exactly 122
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62
Teal — Have no two cells showing the same number7
Pink3 — Add up to exactly 33
Lime0 — Be exactly 01
BrownTake any value it likes1
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