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Pips answers — Thursday, March 12, 2026

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

Easy #683

Easy

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

Medium #708

Medium

blue (=7): 1 · 6 | purple (=): 0 · 0 | green (=): 6 · 6 | amber (=): 2 · 2 | orange (=10): 5 · 5 | slate: 3 | teal (=8): 2 · 6 | pink: 3

Hard #732

Hard

blue (=17): 6 · 6 · 5 | purple (=6): 6 | green (=6): 6 | amber (=9): 5 · 4 | orange (=6): 3 · 3 | slate (=8): 4 · 4 | teal (=1): 1 | pink (=): 0 · 0 | lime (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | brown (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | blue (=5): 5 | purple (=6): 6 | green (=6): 6 | amber: 0 | orange (=6): 1 · 5 | slate (=6): 4 · 1 · 1 | teal: 0

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate4 — Add up to exactly 42
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink<5 — Be less than 51

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue7 — Add up to exactly 72
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal8 — Add up to exactly 82
PinkTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue17 — Add up to exactly 173
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
Green6 — Be exactly 61
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 92
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 82
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell3
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell3
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
Green6 — Be exactly 61
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 63
TealTake any value it likes1
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