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Pips answers — Friday, March 20, 2026

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

Easy #677

Easy

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

Medium #699

Medium

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

Hard #721

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 103
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
GreenTake any value it likes1
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate>5 — Be more than 51

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple3 — Add up to exactly 32
Green6 — Be exactly 61
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate3 — Add up to exactly 32
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 62
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal6 — Add up to exactly 64
Pink6 — Add up to exactly 63
Lime6 — Be exactly 61
Brown6 — Add up to exactly 62
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
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