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Pips answers — Thursday, April 2, 2026

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

Easy #756

Easy

blue (≠): 6 · 2 · 1 · 0 | purple (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | green (=10): 5 · 5

Medium #778

Medium

blue (=16): 6 · 5 · 5 | purple (=5): 1 · 2 · 2 | green (=4): 4 | amber (=12): 6 · 6 | orange (=9): 4 · 5 | slate (=6): 3 · 3 | teal (=1): 0 · 1 | pink (=3): 3

Hard #796

Hard

blue: 3 | purple (=): 6 · 6 | green (=4): 4 | amber (<3): 2 | orange (>8): 4 · 5 | slate (>9): 4 · 6 | teal: 1 | pink (=1): 1 | lime (=): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | brown (≠): 2 · 6 · 5 · 1 · 3 · 4 | blue (=5): 5 | purple (=): 2 · 2 | green (=0): 0 · 0 | amber (=1): 1 | orange (=3): 1 · 1 · 1 | slate (=7): 4 · 3

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue — Have no two cells showing the same number4
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue16 — Add up to exactly 163
Purple5 — Add up to exactly 53
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber12 — Add up to exactly 122
Orange9 — Add up to exactly 92
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62
Teal1 — Add up to exactly 12
Pink3 — Be exactly 31

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber<3 — Be less than 31
Orange>8 — Add up to more than 82
Slate>9 — Add up to more than 92
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink1 — Be exactly 11
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell4
Brown — Have no two cells showing the same number6
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green0 — Add up to exactly 02
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange3 — Add up to exactly 33
Slate7 — Add up to exactly 72
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