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Pips answers — Saturday, May 2, 2026

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

Easy #852

Easy

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

Medium #875

Medium

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

Hard #896

Hard

blue (=6): 4 · 2 | purple (=15): 5 · 5 · 5 | green (=2): 2 | amber (=): 6 · 6 | orange (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | slate (=6): 6 | teal (=2): 1 · 1 | pink (=7): 4 · 3 | lime (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | brown (>3): 6 | blue (<3): 1

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple<6 — Add up to less than 62
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal5 — Be exactly 51
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 62
Purple15 — Add up to exactly 153
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell6
Slate6 — Be exactly 61
Teal2 — Add up to exactly 22
Pink7 — Add up to exactly 72
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell3
Brown>3 — Be more than 31
Blue<3 — Be less than 31
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