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Pips answers — Saturday, March 21, 2026

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

Easy #688

Easy

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

Medium #709

Medium

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

Hard #733

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple12 — Add up to exactly 123
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink0 — Be exactly 01

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>0 — Add up to more than 02
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green5 — Add up to exactly 52
Amber<3 — Be less than 31
Orange1 — Add up to exactly 12
Slate4 — Add up to exactly 42
Teal>1 — Be more than 11

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Add up to exactly 52
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green5 — Add up to exactly 53
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate>5 — Be more than 51
Teal>5 — Be more than 51
Pink5 — Add up to exactly 53
Lime5 — Add up to exactly 53
Brown5 — Add up to exactly 52
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green5 — Be exactly 51
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange5 — Be exactly 51
Slate5 — Be exactly 51
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
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