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Pips answers — Friday, April 24, 2026

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

Easy #845

Easy

blue (=3): 3 | purple: 2 | green (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | amber (=): 3 · 3 | orange (=10): 5 · 5 | slate (<2): 1

Medium #846

Medium

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

Hard #847

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
Slate<2 — Be less than 21

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue7 — Add up to exactly 73
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 73
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber<2 — Be less than 21
Orange<5 — Be less than 51
Slate7 — Add up to exactly 72
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime7 — Add up to exactly 72
Brown<3 — Be less than 31

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber<2 — Add up to less than 22
Orange>2 — Be more than 21
Slate>5 — Be more than 51
Teal>5 — Be more than 51
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime5 — Be exactly 51
Brown0 — Be exactly 01
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green<2 — Add up to less than 23
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate>5 — Be more than 51
Teal<5 — Be less than 51
Pink>5 — Be more than 51
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
Brown<2 — Add up to less than 22
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green0 — Be exactly 01
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