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Pips answers — Friday, April 10, 2026

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

Easy #747

Easy

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

Medium #769

Medium

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

Hard #788

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>5 — Be more than 51
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green5 — Add up to exactly 52
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 63
Slate>5 — Be more than 51

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal<2 — Be less than 21
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
LimeTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 42
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate>4 — Add up to more than 42
Teal — Have no two cells showing the same number7
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime4 — Add up to exactly 42
Brown6 — Be exactly 61
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