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Pips answers — Tuesday, March 31, 2026

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

Easy #761

Easy

blue: 1 | purple (=0): 0 | green (=5): 5 | amber: 3 | orange (=7): 5 · 2 | slate (=4): 2 · 2

Medium #780

Medium

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

Hard #798

Hard

blue (=1): 1 | purple (=10): 5 · 5 | green (=3): 3 | amber (=8): 4 · 4 | orange (=1): 1 | slate (=4): 4 | teal (=3): 3 | pink (=0): 0 · 0 | lime (=3): 3 | brown (=1): 1 | blue (=10): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | purple (=1): 1 | green (=3): 3 | amber (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | orange (=8): 5 · 3 | slate (=1): 1 | teal (=8): 4 · 4 | pink (=10): 5 · 5

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
Green5 — Be exactly 51
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange7 — Add up to exactly 72
Slate4 — Add up to exactly 42

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 22
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
Orange2 — Add up to exactly 22
SlateTake any value it likes1
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 82
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal3 — Be exactly 31
Pink0 — Add up to exactly 02
Lime3 — Be exactly 31
Brown1 — Be exactly 11
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 105
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 03
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 82
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
Teal8 — Add up to exactly 82
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
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