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Pips answers — Saturday, February 28, 2026

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

Easy #579

Easy

blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (=): 0 · 0 | green (=6): 6 | amber (>4): 5 | orange (=6): 6 | slate: 2

Medium #581

Medium

blue (=9): 5 · 4 | purple (>1): 2 | green (=3): 1 · 1 · 1 · 0 | amber (=0): 0 | orange (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | slate (=15): 5 · 4 · 6 | teal (>0): 1 | pink (>1): 2

Hard #608

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green6 — Be exactly 61
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange6 — Be exactly 61
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 92
Purple>1 — Be more than 11
Green3 — Add up to exactly 34
Amber0 — Be exactly 01
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate15 — Add up to exactly 153
Teal>0 — Be more than 01
Pink>1 — Be more than 11

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell6
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
Pink6 — Add up to exactly 62
Lime5 — Add up to exactly 52
Brown<6 — Be less than 61
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green0 — Be exactly 01
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
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