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Pips answers — Thursday, March 5, 2026

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

Easy #675

Easy

blue (=3): 3 | purple (<1): 0 | green (≠): 1 · 3 · 6 · 2 | amber: 2 | orange (=5): 5

Medium #694

Medium

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

Hard #718

Hard

blue: 6 | purple (=1): 1 | green (=): 2 · 2 | amber (=0): 0 · 0 | orange (=6): 6 | slate (=4): 3 · 1 | teal (=4): 2 · 2 | pink (=8): 3 · 5 | lime (<2): 0 | brown (>4): 5 | blue (=12): 6 · 6 | purple (=6): 3 · 3 | green (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | amber (=2): 0 · 2 | orange (=12): 2 · 5 · 5 | slate (=6): 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple<1 — Be less than 11
Green — Have no two cells showing the same number4
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange5 — Be exactly 51

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate2 — Add up to exactly 23
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime2 — Add up to exactly 22

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 02
Orange6 — Be exactly 61
Slate4 — Add up to exactly 42
Teal4 — Add up to exactly 42
Pink8 — Add up to exactly 82
Lime<2 — Be less than 21
Brown>4 — Be more than 41
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 122
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
Orange12 — Add up to exactly 123
Slate6 — Be exactly 61
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