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Pips answers — Friday, March 6, 2026

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

Easy #668

Easy

blue (=): 2 · 2 | purple (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | green (<2): 0 | amber (>4): 6 | orange: 3

Medium #693

Medium

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

Hard #720

Hard

blue (=15): 5 · 4 · 6 | purple (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | green: 6 | amber (=1): 1 · 0 · 0 | orange (=3): 3 | slate (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | teal (=12): 6 · 6 | pink (>3): 4 | lime: 2 | brown (=4): 4 | blue (>3): 5 | purple (=4): 3 · 1 | green (=7): 5 · 1 · 1 | amber (<4): 3

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell5
Green<2 — Be less than 21
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
OrangeTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green8 — Add up to exactly 82
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange<6 — Be less than 61
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
PinkTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue15 — Add up to exactly 153
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber1 — Add up to exactly 13
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal12 — Add up to exactly 122
Pink>3 — Be more than 31
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown4 — Be exactly 41
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 42
Green7 — Add up to exactly 73
Amber<4 — Be less than 41
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