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Pips answers — Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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

Easy #746

Easy

blue (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | purple (<2): 1 | green: 5 | amber (=): 3 · 3 | orange (=): 6 · 6 | slate (>5): 6

Medium #767

Medium

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

Hard #787

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple<2 — Be less than 21
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate>5 — Be more than 51

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple<2 — Be less than 21
Green>2 — Be more than 21
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
PinkTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple<4 — Be less than 41
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell4
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell4
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber3 — Be exactly 31
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