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Pips answers — Wednesday, March 25, 2026

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

Easy #662

Easy

blue (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | purple (=5): 5 | green (=6): 6 | amber: 0 | orange: 3 | slate (=): 4 · 4 | teal (=14): 5 · 5 · 4

Medium #663

Medium

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

Hard #684

Hard

blue (=5): 4 · 1 | purple (=8): 2 · 6 | green (=7): 6 · 1 | amber (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | orange (<3): 2 | slate (=6): 3 · 3 | teal (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | pink (>3): 4 | lime (=6): 0 · 4 · 2 | brown (=5): 5 | blue (=0): 0 | purple (=): 5 · 5 · 5

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green6 — Be exactly 61
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal14 — Add up to exactly 143

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell4
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
PinkTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Add up to exactly 52
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange<3 — Be less than 31
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink>3 — Be more than 31
Lime6 — Add up to exactly 63
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
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