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Pips answers — Wednesday, April 22, 2026

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

Easy #808

Easy

blue (>3): 4 | purple: 1 | green (=20): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | amber (=): 2 · 2 | orange (=1): 1 | slate (>2): 3

Medium #822

Medium

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

Hard #833

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green20 — Add up to exactly 204
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate>2 — Be more than 21

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green<3 — Be less than 31
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate>4 — Be more than 41
Teal4 — Add up to exactly 42

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber<2 — Add up to less than 22
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal>2 — Be more than 21
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime>2 — Be more than 21
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
Blue>2 — Be more than 21
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