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Pips answers — Sunday, March 15, 2026

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

Easy #681

Easy

blue (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | purple: 3 | green (=10): 4 · 6 | amber (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | orange: 3

Medium #706

Medium

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

Hard #731

Hard

blue (>2): 3 | purple (=2): 2 | green (=10): 5 · 5 | amber (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | orange (=12): 6 · 6 | slate (=1): 1 | teal (<2): 0 | pink (=4): 4 | lime (=11): 6 · 5 | brown (=12): 6 · 6 | blue (=): 2 · 2 | purple (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | green (>2): 5 | amber: 0 | orange (≠): 2 · 1 · 0 | slate (<2): 0 · 0 | teal (=1): 1 | pink (>2): 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
OrangeTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green2 — Add up to exactly 22
Amber<1 — Be less than 11
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate5 — Add up to exactly 52
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime>10 — Add up to more than 102

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>2 — Be more than 21
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange12 — Add up to exactly 122
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
Teal<2 — Be less than 21
Pink4 — Be exactly 41
Lime11 — Add up to exactly 112
Brown12 — Add up to exactly 122
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green>2 — Be more than 21
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Slate<2 — Add up to less than 22
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
Pink>2 — Be more than 21
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