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Pips answers — Monday, April 27, 2026

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

Easy #813

Easy

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

Medium #826

Medium

blue (=): 0 · 0 | purple (=3): 2 · 1 | green (=): 4 · 4 | amber (=11): 5 · 6 | orange (>4): 5 | slate (=8): 3 · 3 · 1 · 1 | teal (>11): 6 · 6 | pink (<1): 0

Hard #837

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>5 — Be more than 51
Purple>5 — Be more than 51
Green5 — Add up to exactly 52
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
TealTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple3 — Add up to exactly 32
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber11 — Add up to exactly 112
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 84
Teal>11 — Add up to more than 112
Pink<1 — Be less than 11

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber3 — Be exactly 31
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 42
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink>4 — Be more than 41
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green3 — Add up to exactly 32
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange>10 — Add up to more than 102
Slate>4 — Be more than 41
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