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Pips answers — Wednesday, April 29, 2026

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

Easy #804

Easy

blue (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | purple (=): 4 · 4 | green (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | amber (=6): 6 | orange (<1): 0

Medium #806

Medium

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

Hard #819

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber6 — Be exactly 61
Orange<1 — Be less than 11

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Add up to exactly 52
Purple<5 — Add up to less than 52
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal>4 — Be more than 41

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple<4 — Be less than 41
Green4 — Add up to exactly 44
Amber<4 — Be less than 41
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal>3 — Be more than 31
Pink<4 — Be less than 41
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell3
Brown>5 — Be more than 51
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green4 — Add up to exactly 42
Amber11 — Add up to exactly 113
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