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Pips answers — Wednesday, May 6, 2026

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

Easy #859

Easy

blue (=15): 5 · 5 · 5 | purple (=3): 1 · 2 | green (<5): 4 | amber (=6): 6 | orange (=12): 6 · 6 | slate: 5

Medium #883

Medium

blue (<7): 0 · 0 · 3 | purple (>3): 4 | green (=): 6 · 6 | amber (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | orange (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | slate: 6 | teal (<6): 0

Hard #904

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue15 — Add up to exactly 153
Purple3 — Add up to exactly 32
Green<5 — Be less than 51
Amber6 — Be exactly 61
Orange12 — Add up to exactly 122
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<7 — Add up to less than 73
Purple>3 — Be more than 31
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal<6 — Be less than 61

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 92
Purple0 — Add up to exactly 05
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber3 — Be exactly 31
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink>3 — Be more than 31
Lime<3 — Be less than 31
Brown2 — Add up to exactly 22
Blue<4 — Be less than 41
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate5 — Be exactly 51
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