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Pips answers — Wednesday, May 13, 2026

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

Easy #855

Easy

blue: 6 | purple (=): 2 · 2 | green (=25): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | amber (<3): 0 | orange: 3

Medium #878

Medium

blue: 2 | purple (<2): 1 | green (<4): 1 · 1 · 0 · 1 | amber (>4): 5 | orange (=13): 6 · 2 · 5 | slate (=): 6 · 6 | teal (=): 4 · 4

Hard #900

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green25 — Add up to exactly 255
Amber<3 — Be less than 31
OrangeTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple<2 — Be less than 21
Green<4 — Add up to less than 44
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange13 — Add up to exactly 133
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber0 — Be exactly 01
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal3 — Be exactly 31
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime1 — Be exactly 11
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
Green1 — Be exactly 11
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal5 — Be exactly 51
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime1 — Be exactly 11
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
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