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Pips answers — Tuesday, March 10, 2026

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

Easy #665

Easy

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

Medium #690

Medium

blue (=9): 4 · 5 | purple: 5 | green (<3): 2 | amber (>4): 5 | orange (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | slate (<1): 0 | teal (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | pink (>5): 6 | lime: 5

Hard #714

Hard

blue (=2): 2 | purple (=): 2 · 2 | green (=): 0 · 0 | amber (=8): 6 · 1 · 1 | orange (=8): 6 · 2 | slate (=6): 3 · 3 | teal (=15): 5 · 5 · 5 | pink (=1): 1 | lime (=1): 0 · 0 · 1 | brown (=): 5 · 5 | blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (=9): 3 · 6 | green (=2): 2 | amber (>4): 5 | orange (>0): 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple2 — Add up to exactly 23
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate3 — Be exactly 31

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 92
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green<3 — Be less than 31
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate<1 — Be less than 11
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink>5 — Be more than 51
LimeTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 83
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 82
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62
Teal15 — Add up to exactly 153
Pink1 — Be exactly 11
Lime1 — Add up to exactly 13
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 92
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange>0 — Be more than 01
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