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Pips answers — Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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

Easy #740

Easy

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

Medium #743

Medium

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

Hard #765

Hard

blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (=4): 1 · 3 | green (=23): 5 · 6 · 6 · 6 | amber (<5): 0 | orange: 0 | slate (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | teal (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | pink: 0 | lime (=4): 3 · 1 | brown (=7): 1 · 2 · 2 · 2 | blue (=): 3 · 3

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber<2 — Be less than 21
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate>4 — Be more than 41

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any values it likes2
Purple<1 — Add up to less than 12
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink — Have no two cells showing the same number4
Lime>5 — Be more than 51

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell5
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 42
Green23 — Add up to exactly 234
Amber<5 — Be less than 51
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime4 — Add up to exactly 42
Brown7 — Add up to exactly 74
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
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