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Pips answers — Saturday, May 9, 2026

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

Easy #866

Easy

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

Medium #887

Medium

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

Hard #909

Hard

blue (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | purple (=): 0 · 0 | green (=6): 3 · 3 | amber (=12): 6 · 6 | orange (=5): 3 · 2 | slate (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | teal: 0 | pink (=10): 5 · 5 | lime (=4): 2 · 2 | brown (=5): 5 | blue (<3): 0 | purple (>8): 6 · 6 | green (=6): 3 · 3 | amber (=6): 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate>2 — Be more than 21
Teal2 — Be exactly 21

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green>9 — Add up to more than 92
Amber1 — Add up to exactly 13
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink<3 — Add up to less than 32
LimeTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber12 — Add up to exactly 122
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 52
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell6
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
Lime4 — Add up to exactly 42
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue<3 — Be less than 31
Purple>8 — Add up to more than 82
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber6 — Be exactly 61
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