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Pips answers — Friday, May 1, 2026

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

Easy #858

Easy

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

Medium #881

Medium

blue (>1): 2 | purple (>1): 2 | green (=10): 5 · 5 | amber (=): 0 · 0 | orange (=5): 5 | slate (≠): 2 · 3 · 6 · 4 | teal (>8): 5 · 6 | pink (=7): 3 · 4 | lime (<6): 1

Hard #902

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange<6 — Add up to less than 62

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>1 — Be more than 11
Purple>1 — Be more than 11
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange5 — Be exactly 51
Slate — Have no two cells showing the same number4
Teal>8 — Add up to more than 82
Pink7 — Add up to exactly 72
Lime<6 — Be less than 61

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green5 — Be exactly 51
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal3 — Be exactly 31
Pink3 — Be exactly 31
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange9 — Add up to exactly 92
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange5 — Be exactly 51
Slate5 — Be exactly 51
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
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