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Pips answers — Monday, May 11, 2026

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

Easy #856

Easy

blue: 3 | purple: 5 | green (<10): 2 · 6 | amber (=4): 4 · 0 | orange (=10): 4 · 6

Medium #877

Medium

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

Hard #898

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green<10 — Add up to less than 102
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 43
Green4 — Add up to exactly 42
Amber<1 — Be less than 11
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal4 — Add up to exactly 42
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime<1 — Be less than 11

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell5
Purple2 — Add up to exactly 22
Green2 — Be exactly 21
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell5
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell4
Teal — Have no two cells showing the same number6
Pink3 — Add up to exactly 33
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
Brown2 — Be exactly 21
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