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Pips answers — Thursday, April 16, 2026

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

Easy #842

Easy

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

Medium #843

Medium

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

Hard #844

Hard

blue (=): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | purple (=): 6 · 6 | green (=4): 4 | amber (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | orange (=8): 5 · 3 | slate (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | teal (=8): 3 · 5 | pink (=): 1 · 1 | lime (=): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | brown (=5): 2 · 3

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 62
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 62
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
Green>0 — Be more than 01
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange6 — Be exactly 61
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102
PinkTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 82
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell5
Teal8 — Add up to exactly 82
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell5
Brown5 — Add up to exactly 52
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