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Pips answers — Tuesday, March 3, 2026

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

Easy #671

Easy

blue: 5 | purple: 5 | green (=7): 4 · 3 | amber (=4): 1 · 3 | orange (=): 0 · 0 | slate (=3): 3 | teal (=1): 1

Medium #704

Medium

blue (=3): 3 | purple (=8): 4 · 4 | green (=8): 6 · 2 | amber (=8): 3 · 3 · 2 | orange (=5): 5 | slate (=2): 1 · 1 | teal (<2): 0 | pink (=8): 3 · 5

Hard #730

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal1 — Be exactly 11

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green8 — Add up to exactly 82
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 83
Orange5 — Be exactly 51
Slate2 — Add up to exactly 22
Teal<2 — Be less than 21
Pink8 — Add up to exactly 82

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
Pink3 — Be exactly 31
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown2 — Be exactly 21
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green0 — Be exactly 01
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 55
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink3 — Be exactly 31
Lime0 — Be exactly 01
Brown4 — Be exactly 41
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1
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