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Pips answers — Sunday, March 22, 2026

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

Easy #679

Easy

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

Medium #701

Medium

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

Hard #724

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
Green5 — Add up to exactly 52
Amber5 — Add up to exactly 52
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<4 — Be less than 41
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>4 — Be more than 41
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate>4 — Be more than 41
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink<2 — Add up to less than 22
LimeTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime0 — Be exactly 01
Brown4 — Be exactly 41
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green3 — Be exactly 31
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime2 — Be exactly 21
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown4 — Be exactly 41
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