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Pips answers — Friday, March 13, 2026

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

Easy #687

Easy

blue (=11): 6 · 5 | purple: 5 | green (=): 3 · 3 | amber (=8): 6 · 2 | orange (=6): 2 · 4 | slate: 4

Medium #712

Medium

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

Hard #736

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue11 — Add up to exactly 112
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 82
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Add up to exactly 12
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 92
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber5 — Add up to exactly 53
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate9 — Add up to exactly 92
Teal5 — Add up to exactly 52

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink3 — Be exactly 31
Lime2 — Be exactly 21
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green<4 — Be less than 41
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink1 — Be exactly 11
Lime0 — Be exactly 01
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green2 — Be exactly 21
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal3 — Be exactly 31
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime1 — Be exactly 11
BrownTake any value it likes1
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