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Pips answers — Wednesday, March 4, 2026

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

Easy #666

Easy

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

Medium #691

Medium

blue (=): 1 · 1 | purple (=7): 3 · 4 | green (>0): 2 | amber (=8): 4 · 4 | orange (=8): 5 · 3 | slate: 2 | teal (=): 0 · 0 | pink (=8): 3 · 5

Hard #715

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>5 — Be more than 51
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 72
Green>0 — Be more than 01
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 82
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 82
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink8 — Add up to exactly 82

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell5
Amber<5 — Be less than 51
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
Slate3 — Add up to exactly 33
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink12 — Add up to exactly 122
Lime>2 — Be more than 21
Brown2 — Add up to exactly 22
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell5
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
GreenTake any value it likes1
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