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Pips answers — Sunday, May 10, 2026

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

Easy #864

Easy

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

Medium #890

Medium

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

Hard #911

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<1 — Be less than 11
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 82
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink<2 — Be less than 21

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple>0 — Be more than 01
Green>3 — Be more than 31
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
Slate>1 — Be more than 11
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple<2 — Be less than 21
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
Orange>2 — Be more than 21
Slate0 — Add up to exactly 03
Teal<2 — Be less than 21
Pink6 — Add up to exactly 62
Lime<2 — Be less than 21
Brown>2 — Be more than 21
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple2 — Add up to exactly 22
Green>4 — Be more than 41
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange9 — Add up to exactly 92
Slate<3 — Be less than 31
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink>2 — Be more than 21
Lime>3 — Be more than 31
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