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Pips answers — Saturday, April 4, 2026

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

Easy #760

Easy

blue (=6): 6 | purple: 1 | green (=): 6 · 6 | amber (=): 2 · 2 | orange (=7): 4 · 3 | slate (=5): 0 · 5

Medium #784

Medium

blue (<6): 5 | purple: 6 | green (<7): 2 · 4 | amber (=10): 5 · 5 | orange (=6): 3 · 3 | slate (=5): 2 · 3 | teal (=5): 1 · 4 | pink (=0): 0 · 0

Hard #802

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange7 — Add up to exactly 72
Slate5 — Add up to exactly 52

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<6 — Be less than 61
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green<7 — Add up to less than 72
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
Slate5 — Add up to exactly 52
Teal5 — Add up to exactly 52
Pink0 — Add up to exactly 02

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 92
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green>9 — Add up to more than 92
Amber6 — Be exactly 61
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate<4 — Be less than 41
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime<4 — Add up to less than 42
Brown>4 — Be more than 41
Blue<3 — Be less than 31
Purple<4 — Be less than 41
Green<4 — Be less than 41
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 82
Slate5 — Add up to exactly 52
Teal>4 — Be more than 41
Pink>4 — Be more than 41
Lime0 — Be exactly 01
Brown1 — Be exactly 11
Blue7 — Add up to exactly 72
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green<4 — Be less than 41
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange<3 — Be less than 31
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