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Pips answers — Saturday, March 7, 2026

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

Easy #670

Easy

blue (=7): 6 · 1 | purple (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | green (=4): 3 · 1 | amber (=): 2 · 2 | orange (=3): 3

Medium #698

Medium

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

Hard #723

Hard

blue (=3): 2 · 1 · 0 | purple (=7): 3 · 4 | green (=3): 3 | amber (=18): 6 · 6 · 6 | orange (=): 4 · 4 | slate (=): 1 · 1 | teal (=5): 2 · 2 · 1 | pink (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | lime (=2): 2 | brown (=18): 6 · 6 · 6 | blue (=0): 0 · 0 | purple (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | green (=10): 5 · 5 | amber (=10): 5 · 5

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue7 — Add up to exactly 72
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green4 — Add up to exactly 42
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange3 — Be exactly 31

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate>0 — Be more than 01
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink>0 — Be more than 01
Lime10 — Add up to exactly 102

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Add up to exactly 33
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 72
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber18 — Add up to exactly 183
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal5 — Add up to exactly 53
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime2 — Be exactly 21
Brown18 — Add up to exactly 183
Blue0 — Add up to exactly 02
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
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