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Pips answers — Monday, March 23, 2026

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

Easy #672

Easy

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

Medium #696

Medium

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

Hard #722

Hard

blue (=6): 6 | purple (=3): 2 · 1 · 0 | green: 0 | amber (=4): 2 · 2 | orange (=6): 6 | slate (=2): 1 · 1 | teal: 0 | pink (=12): 4 · 4 · 4 | lime (=1): 1 · 0 | brown: 3 | blue (=10): 4 · 6 | purple (=16): 6 · 5 · 5 | green (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | amber (=4): 4

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate1 — Be exactly 11

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 62
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 103
Green2 — Add up to exactly 22
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 52
SlateTake any value it likes1
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
Purple3 — Add up to exactly 33
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
Orange6 — Be exactly 61
Slate2 — Add up to exactly 22
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink12 — Add up to exactly 123
Lime1 — Add up to exactly 12
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple16 — Add up to exactly 163
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
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