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Pips answers — Thursday, April 23, 2026

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

Easy #815

Easy

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

Medium #829

Medium

blue (=10): 6 · 4 | purple (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | green (>3): 4 | amber (>4): 5 | orange: 2 | slate (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | teal (=3): 1 · 1 · 1 | pink (=3): 3

Hard #840

Hard

blue (=2): 0 · 2 · 0 | purple (<5): 3 | green (=10): 5 · 5 | amber: 5 | orange (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | slate (=4): 4 | teal (>2): 5 | pink (>3): 6 | lime (≠): 4 · 6 | brown (=5): 5 | blue (<4): 3 | purple (>3): 6 | green (=17): 6 · 5 · 6 | amber (<3): 2 | orange: 3 | slate (<3): 2

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green<5 — Be less than 51
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange>3 — Be more than 31
Slate2 — Add up to exactly 22
TealTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green>3 — Be more than 31
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal3 — Add up to exactly 33
Pink3 — Be exactly 31

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 23
Purple<5 — Be less than 51
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal>2 — Be more than 21
Pink>3 — Be more than 31
Lime — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue<4 — Be less than 41
Purple>3 — Be more than 31
Green17 — Add up to exactly 173
Amber<3 — Be less than 31
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate<3 — Be less than 31
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