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Pips answers — Monday, March 9, 2026

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

Easy #686

Easy

blue (=7): 5 · 2 | purple: 4 | green (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | amber (=): 0 · 0 | orange (>4): 6 | slate: 1

Medium #711

Medium

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

Hard #734

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue7 — Add up to exactly 72
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62
Teal6 — Add up to exactly 62
PinkTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell7
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell5
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
BrownTake any value it likes1
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple18 — Add up to exactly 183
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
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