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Pips answers — Thursday, May 7, 2026

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

Easy #854

Easy

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

Medium #879

Medium

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

Hard #899

Hard

blue (=): 4 · 4 | purple (=2): 0 · 2 | green (=10): 5 · 5 | amber (=7): 1 · 6 | orange (>10): 6 · 6 | slate (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | teal: 0 | pink (=10): 5 · 5 | lime (=4): 2 · 2 | brown (=9): 4 · 5 | blue: 0 | purple (>0): 3

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate<2 — Be less than 21
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber3 — Add up to exactly 32
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal<3 — Be less than 31
Pink3 — Add up to exactly 32
Lime3 — Be exactly 31
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
Blue<3 — Be less than 31
Purple<3 — Add up to less than 32

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple2 — Add up to exactly 22
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
Orange>10 — Add up to more than 102
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell5
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
Lime4 — Add up to exactly 42
Brown9 — Add up to exactly 92
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>0 — Be more than 01
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