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Pips answers — Friday, April 3, 2026

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

Easy #754

Easy

blue: 5 | purple (=6): 5 · 1 | green (=3): 0 · 0 · 3 | amber (=7): 3 · 4 | orange (=): 0 · 0

Medium #776

Medium

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

Hard #792

Hard

blue (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | purple (=): 0 · 0 | green (=): 4 · 4 | amber (=11): 6 · 5 | orange (≠): 3 · 0 · 5 · 1 · 4 · 2 | slate (=4): 4 | teal (=12): 6 · 6 | pink (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | lime (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | brown: 3 | blue (=): 6 · 6 | purple (=4): 4

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
Green3 — Add up to exactly 33
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink8 — Add up to exactly 83

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber11 — Add up to exactly 112
Orange — Have no two cells showing the same number6
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal12 — Add up to exactly 122
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell4
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
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