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Pips answers — Sunday, March 1, 2026

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

Easy #674

Easy

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

Medium #697

Medium

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

Hard #725

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 42
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 92
Orange<4 — Be less than 41
Slate<4 — Be less than 41
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
PinkTake any value it likes1
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown0 — Be exactly 01
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 92
Purple1 — Add up to exactly 12
Green>4 — Be more than 41

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime0 — Be exactly 01
Brown2 — Be exactly 21
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime1 — Be exactly 11
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green0 — Be exactly 01
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
SlateTake any value it likes1
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink1 — Be exactly 11
Lime2 — Be exactly 21
Brown2 — Be exactly 21
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