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Pips answers — Wednesday, April 8, 2026

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

Easy #759

Easy

blue (=3): 2 · 1 | purple (=4): 4 · 0 | green (=6): 2 · 4 | amber (>8): 4 · 5

Medium #783

Medium

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

Hard #801

Hard

blue (=3): 3 | purple: 2 | green (=3): 3 | amber (=11): 6 · 5 | orange (=10): 5 · 5 | slate (=): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | teal (=): 1 · 1 | pink (=5): 5 | lime (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | brown (=11): 6 · 5 | blue (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | purple (=6): 1 · 5 | green (=): 3 · 3 | amber (=9): 5 · 4 | orange (=): 2 · 2

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Add up to exactly 32
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 42
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber>8 — Add up to more than 82

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 82
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green8 — Add up to exactly 82
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate1 — Add up to exactly 12
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber11 — Add up to exactly 112
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell4
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell5
Brown11 — Add up to exactly 112
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 92
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
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