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Pips answers — Sunday, April 26, 2026

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

Easy #817

Easy

blue: 5 | purple (=9): 5 · 4 | green (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | amber (=2): 2 · 0 | orange (=): 1 · 1

Medium #830

Medium

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

Hard #841

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 92
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 62
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber6 — Be exactly 61
Orange3 — Add up to exactly 32
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62
Teal6 — Add up to exactly 62
Pink6 — Add up to exactly 63
LimeTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 42
Green= — Show the same number on every cell6
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange<4 — Be less than 41
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal7 — Add up to exactly 72
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
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