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Pips answers — Thursday, April 9, 2026

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

Easy #749

Easy

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

Medium #771

Medium

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

Hard #790

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple<4 — Be less than 41
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange1 — Add up to exactly 13
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Add up to exactly 52
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown>4 — Be more than 41

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple>3 — Be more than 31
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal3 — Add up to exactly 32
Pink3 — Add up to exactly 32
Lime>3 — Be more than 31
Brown3 — Add up to exactly 33
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
Purple>3 — Be more than 31
Green>3 — Be more than 31
Amber<3 — Be less than 31
Orange3 — Add up to exactly 32
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