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Pips answers — Friday, March 27, 2026

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

Easy #757

Easy

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

Medium #779

Medium

blue (=4): 1 · 3 | purple (=20): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | green (=): 4 · 4 | amber (=2): 2 | orange (=3): 1 · 1 · 1 | slate (=2): 2 | teal (=10): 6 · 4 | pink (=2): 2

Hard #797

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<6 — Add up to less than 62
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink<4 — Be less than 41

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 42
Purple20 — Add up to exactly 204
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange3 — Add up to exactly 33
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102
Pink2 — Be exactly 21

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green8 — Add up to exactly 82
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal8 — Add up to exactly 82
Pink8 — Add up to exactly 82
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell4
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
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