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Pips answers — Sunday, April 5, 2026

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

Easy #753

Easy

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

Medium #774

Medium

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

Hard #793

Hard

blue (=9): 4 · 5 | purple (=4): 2 · 2 | green (=): 0 · 0 | amber (=12): 6 · 6 | orange (=2): 1 · 1 | slate (=6): 3 · 3 | teal (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | pink (=5): 2 · 3 | lime (=11): 5 · 6 | brown (=3): 3 | blue (=4): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 42
Green3 — Add up to exactly 32
Amber3 — Be exactly 31
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink<4 — Add up to less than 42

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 92
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 42
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber12 — Add up to exactly 122
Orange2 — Add up to exactly 22
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink5 — Add up to exactly 52
Lime11 — Add up to exactly 112
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 44
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