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Pips answers — Friday, May 8, 2026

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

Easy #873

Easy

blue (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | purple: 5 | green (>5): 6 | amber (>5): 6 | orange (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | slate (=8): 4 · 0 · 4

Medium #895

Medium

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

Hard #916

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>5 — Be more than 51
Amber>5 — Be more than 51
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 83

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple<4 — Be less than 41
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal<4 — Be less than 41
Pink5 — Add up to exactly 52
Lime5 — Be exactly 51

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple3 — Add up to exactly 33
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal<3 — Be less than 31
Pink4 — Be exactly 41
Lime3 — Be exactly 31
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal<3 — Add up to less than 32
Pink<3 — Be less than 31
Lime>4 — Be more than 41
Brown<4 — Be less than 41
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