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Pips answers — Tuesday, April 28, 2026

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

Easy #803

Easy

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

Medium #805

Medium

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

Hard #818

Hard

blue (=1): 1 | purple (=3): 3 | green (=5): 5 | amber (=4): 4 | orange (=4): 4 | slate (=0): 0 | teal (=1): 1 | pink (=3): 3 | lime (=1): 1 | brown (=1): 1 | blue (=3): 3 | purple (=3): 3 | green: 0 | amber (=9): 4 · 5 | orange (=7): 2 · 5 | slate: 2 | teal (=0): 0 | pink (=4): 4 | lime (=3): 3 | brown (=2): 2 | blue (=2): 2 | purple (=1): 1 | green (=5): 5 | amber (=5): 5 | orange (=0): 0 | slate (=0): 0 | teal (=2): 2 | pink (=4): 4

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink5 — Be exactly 51

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple<4 — Add up to less than 42
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green5 — Be exactly 51
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
Pink3 — Be exactly 31
Lime1 — Be exactly 11
Brown1 — Be exactly 11
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 92
Orange7 — Add up to exactly 72
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink4 — Be exactly 41
Lime3 — Be exactly 31
Brown2 — Be exactly 21
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green5 — Be exactly 51
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink4 — Be exactly 41
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