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Pips answers — Sunday, May 3, 2026

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

Easy #868

Easy

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

Medium #886

Medium

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

Hard #906

Hard

blue: 0 | purple (=11): 6 · 5 | green (=12): 4 · 4 · 4 | amber: 0 | orange: 0 | slate (=3): 1 · 1 · 1 | teal (≠): 1 · 5 · 2 · 3 · 0 · 4 | pink (=2): 2 | lime (=8): 4 · 4 | brown (=6): 2 · 2 · 2 | blue (=6): 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal<3 — Add up to less than 32

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple11 — Add up to exactly 112
Green12 — Add up to exactly 123
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate3 — Add up to exactly 33
Teal — Have no two cells showing the same number6
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime8 — Add up to exactly 82
Brown6 — Add up to exactly 63
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
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