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Pips answers — Monday, March 2, 2026

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

Easy #673

Easy

blue (=4): 1 · 3 | purple (=): 6 · 6 | green (=4): 4 | amber (=): 3 · 3 | orange (=5): 5 · 0 | slate (=6): 6

Medium #703

Medium

blue (=10): 5 · 5 | purple (=10): 5 · 5 | green (=10): 4 · 4 · 2 | amber: 0 | orange (>0): 3 | slate (>10): 6 · 6 | teal: 0 | pink: 0 | lime: 0

Hard #726

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 42
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 52
Slate6 — Be exactly 61

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green10 — Add up to exactly 103
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange>0 — Be more than 01
Slate>10 — Add up to more than 102
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1
LimeTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell5
Slate<2 — Be less than 21
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime12 — Add up to exactly 122
Brown1 — Be exactly 11
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>0 — Be more than 01
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
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