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Pips answers — Tuesday, April 7, 2026

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

Easy #752

Easy

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

Medium #775

Medium

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

Hard #795

Hard

blue (=4): 2 · 2 | purple (=6): 3 · 3 | green (=2): 1 · 1 | amber (=8): 4 · 4 | orange (=0): 0 · 0 | slate (=1): 1 | teal (=10): 5 · 5 | pink (=0): 0 | lime (=8): 4 · 4 | brown (=0): 0 | blue (=4): 2 · 2 | purple (=2): 2 | green (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | amber (=9): 5 · 4 | orange (=10): 5 · 5 | slate (=2): 1 · 1 | teal (=0): 0

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange3 — Add up to exactly 33
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 43
Purple<3 — Add up to less than 32
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange<7 — Add up to less than 72
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink4 — Be exactly 41

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 42
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
Green2 — Add up to exactly 22
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 82
Orange0 — Add up to exactly 02
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime8 — Add up to exactly 82
Brown0 — Be exactly 01
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 42
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 92
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
Slate2 — Add up to exactly 22
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
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