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Pips answers — Monday, April 6, 2026

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

Easy #738

Easy

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

Medium #742

Medium

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

Hard #764

Hard

blue (=3): 3 | purple (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | green (=6): 5 · 1 | amber: 6 | orange (=7): 6 · 1 | slate (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | teal (=6): 6 | pink (=11): 5 · 6 | lime (=7): 4 · 3 | brown (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | blue (=): 0 · 0 | purple (<6): 0

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 62
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
Green5 — Add up to exactly 52
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate6 — Be exactly 61

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell5
GreenTake any value it likes1
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate<2 — Be less than 21
Teal<4 — Be less than 41

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange7 — Add up to exactly 72
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal6 — Be exactly 61
Pink11 — Add up to exactly 112
Lime7 — Add up to exactly 72
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell4
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple<6 — Be less than 61
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