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Pips answers — Saturday, April 11, 2026

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

Easy #739

Easy

blue (=5): 5 | purple: 2 | green (=9): 1 · 4 · 4 | amber: 0 | orange (=7): 3 · 0 · 4 | slate (=5): 5

Medium #744

Medium

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

Hard #766

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green9 — Add up to exactly 93
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange7 — Add up to exactly 73
Slate5 — Be exactly 51

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal<4 — Be less than 41
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime10 — Add up to exactly 102

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Add up to exactly 52
Purple1 — Add up to exactly 12
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange>5 — Be more than 51
Slate<5 — Add up to less than 52
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown<5 — Be less than 51
Blue>5 — Be more than 51
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green<5 — Add up to less than 54
Amber5 — Add up to exactly 52
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