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Pips answers — Monday, April 13, 2026

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

Easy #737

Easy

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

Medium #741

Medium

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

Hard #763

Hard

blue (=2): 2 · 0 | purple (=9): 3 · 6 | green (=): 0 · 0 | amber (=9): 5 · 4 | orange (>9): 5 · 6 | slate (<3): 1 · 1 | teal (=): 2 · 2 | pink (=): 4 · 4

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green2 — Be exactly 21
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal5 — Be exactly 51
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
BrownTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
Slate<3 — Be less than 31

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 22
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 92
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 92
Orange>9 — Add up to more than 92
Slate<3 — Add up to less than 32
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
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