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Pips answers — Monday, April 20, 2026

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

Easy #807

Easy

blue: 0 | purple (=24): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | green (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | amber (=12): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3

Medium #820

Medium

blue (<2): 0 | purple (>5): 6 | green (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | amber (=): 2 · 2 | orange (=5): 1 · 4 | slate (=): 5 · 5 | teal (=12): 0 · 6 · 6

Hard #831

Hard

blue (=1): 1 · 0 | purple (>1): 3 | green: 1 | amber (=0): 0 | orange (=2): 1 · 1 | slate (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | teal (>1): 3 | pink (>1): 3 | lime (≠): 2 · 3 · 6 · 0 · 4 · 5 · 1 | brown (=2): 2 | blue (=12): 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (=0): 0 | green (=7): 4 · 3 | amber (=0): 0 · 0 | orange (>3): 4 | slate (>4): 5 | teal (=12): 6 · 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple24 — Add up to exactly 244
Green0 — Add up to exactly 03
Amber12 — Add up to exactly 124

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
Purple>5 — Be more than 51
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 52
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal12 — Add up to exactly 123

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Add up to exactly 12
Purple>1 — Be more than 11
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber0 — Be exactly 01
Orange2 — Add up to exactly 22
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal>1 — Be more than 11
Pink>1 — Be more than 11
Lime — Have no two cells showing the same number7
Brown2 — Be exactly 21
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 123
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 02
Orange>3 — Be more than 31
Slate>4 — Be more than 41
Teal12 — Add up to exactly 122
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