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Pips answers — Saturday, April 18, 2026

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

Easy #816

Easy

blue (=11): 6 · 5 | purple (=9): 5 · 2 · 2 | green: 3 | amber (=): 3 · 3 | orange (=): 0 · 0

Medium #828

Medium

blue (<7): 0 · 0 | purple (<3): 2 | green (=6): 6 · 0 | amber (=8): 4 · 4 | orange (=4): 2 · 2 | slate (=6): 4 · 2 | teal: 3 | pink (=12): 6 · 6

Hard #838

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue11 — Add up to exactly 112
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 93
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<7 — Add up to less than 72
Purple<3 — Be less than 31
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 82
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 42
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink12 — Add up to exactly 122

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple0 — Add up to exactly 02
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange>0 — Be more than 01
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink3 — Be exactly 31
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
Blue<5 — Add up to less than 54
Purple0 — Add up to exactly 02
Green8 — Add up to exactly 82
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 82
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