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Pips answers — Tuesday, May 5, 2026

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

Easy #857

Easy

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

Medium #880

Medium

blue: 5 | purple (=2): 1 · 1 · 0 | green (=3): 3 | amber (=9): 4 · 5 | orange: 3 | slate: 6 | teal (=3): 2 · 1 | pink (=10): 5 · 5 | lime: 6

Hard #901

Hard

blue (>4): 5 | purple (=7): 4 · 3 | green (=4): 4 | amber (=4): 4 | orange (=5): 3 · 2 | slate (<3): 1 | teal (>5): 6 | pink (<4): 1 · 2 | lime (=7): 5 · 2 | brown (=7): 1 · 6 | blue (=4): 4 | purple (=12): 5 · 5 · 2 | green: 3 | amber: 3 | orange (=8): 3 · 5 · 0 | slate (>2): 3 | teal (≠): 5 · 0 | pink (>0): 1 | lime (=7): 5 · 2

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>4 — Be more than 41
Amber<4 — Be less than 41
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple2 — Add up to exactly 23
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 92
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal3 — Add up to exactly 32
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
LimeTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 72
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 52
Slate<3 — Be less than 31
Teal>5 — Be more than 51
Pink<4 — Add up to less than 42
Lime7 — Add up to exactly 72
Brown7 — Add up to exactly 72
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple12 — Add up to exactly 123
GreenTake any value it likes1
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 83
Slate>2 — Be more than 21
Teal — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Pink>0 — Be more than 01
Lime7 — Add up to exactly 72
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