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Pips answers — Friday, April 17, 2026

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

Easy #814

Easy

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

Medium #827

Medium

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

Hard #839

Hard

blue (=5): 5 | purple (=): 2 · 2 | green (=5): 4 · 1 | amber (<3): 1 · 1 | orange (≠): 4 · 6 · 3 · 5 | slate (=10): 5 · 5 | teal (=4): 4 | pink (=8): 5 · 3 | lime (=2): 1 · 1 | brown (<2): 0 · 0 | blue (=6): 4 · 2

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green2 — Be exactly 21
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal<4 — Be less than 41
Pink2 — Be exactly 21

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 72
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber<2 — Add up to less than 22
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime>4 — Be more than 41

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green5 — Add up to exactly 52
Amber<3 — Add up to less than 32
Orange — Have no two cells showing the same number4
Slate10 — Add up to exactly 102
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
Pink8 — Add up to exactly 82
Lime2 — Add up to exactly 22
Brown<2 — Add up to less than 22
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 62
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