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Pips answers — Wednesday, March 11, 2026

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

Easy #680

Easy

blue (=5): 5 | purple (=9): 4 · 5 | green (=9): 2 · 4 · 3 | amber (=9): 3 · 6 | orange (=5): 5 | slate: 6

Medium #700

Medium

blue: 4 | purple (=3): 3 | green (=12): 4 · 4 · 4 | amber (=10): 5 · 5 | orange: 1 | slate: 2 | teal (=3): 3 | pink (<1): 0 | lime (=10): 5 · 5 | brown (<2): 1

Hard #717

Hard

blue (=10): 5 · 5 | purple (=3): 3 | green (>0): 2 | amber: 3 | orange (<3): 1 · 1 | slate (=7): 3 · 4 | teal (=12): 6 · 6 | pink (=0): 0 · 0 | lime (=10): 5 · 5 | brown (=5): 5 | blue (=10): 5 · 5 | purple (=12): 6 · 6 | green (>3): 6 | amber (>0): 4 | orange (=): 0 · 0 | slate (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | teal: 3

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 92
Green9 — Add up to exactly 93
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 92
Orange5 — Be exactly 51
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green12 — Add up to exactly 123
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal3 — Be exactly 31
Pink<1 — Be less than 11
Lime10 — Add up to exactly 102
Brown<2 — Be less than 21

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green>0 — Be more than 01
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange<3 — Add up to less than 32
Slate7 — Add up to exactly 72
Teal12 — Add up to exactly 122
Pink0 — Add up to exactly 02
Lime10 — Add up to exactly 102
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple12 — Add up to exactly 122
Green>3 — Be more than 31
Amber>0 — Be more than 01
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
TealTake any value it likes1
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