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Pips answers — Tuesday, March 24, 2026

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

Easy #667

Easy

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

Medium #692

Medium

blue (<5): 0 | purple (=): 5 · 5 | green: 5 | amber (=7): 3 · 4 | orange (=10): 6 · 4 | slate (=7): 4 · 3 | teal (>10): 5 · 6 | pink (=): 1 · 1

Hard #716

Hard

blue (=9): 4 · 5 | purple (=5): 2 · 3 | green: 6 | amber: 6 | orange (=3): 1 · 1 · 0 · 1 | slate (=11): 6 · 5 | teal (=): 4 · 4 | pink (=): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | lime (=4): 4 | brown (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | blue (=): 3 · 3 | purple (=7): 4 · 3

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 62
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green6 — Add up to exactly 63
Amber0 — Be exactly 01
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<5 — Be less than 51
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
Slate7 — Add up to exactly 72
Teal>10 — Add up to more than 102
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 92
Purple5 — Add up to exactly 52
GreenTake any value it likes1
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange3 — Add up to exactly 34
Slate11 — Add up to exactly 112
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell5
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell4
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 72
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