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Pips answers — Thursday, May 14, 2026

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

Easy #871

Easy

blue (>7): 5 · 5 | purple (=): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | green (<2): 1 | amber (<2): 1 | orange (=): 2 · 2

Medium #893

Medium

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

Hard #914

Hard

blue (<3): 1 | purple (=7): 3 · 4 | green (=1): 1 | amber (=10): 5 · 5 | orange (>10): 5 · 6 | slate (=): 4 · 4 | teal: 6 | pink (=1): 1 | lime (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | brown (=6): 6 | blue (<3): 2 | purple (=): 0 · 0 | green (=10): 5 · 5 | amber (=7): 4 · 3 | orange (=10): 5 · 5 | slate (=): 3 · 3 | teal (=6): 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>7 — Add up to more than 72
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green<2 — Be less than 21
Amber<2 — Be less than 21
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green10 — Add up to exactly 103
Amber<5 — Add up to less than 52
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink<5 — Be less than 51

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<3 — Be less than 31
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 72
Green1 — Be exactly 11
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
Orange>10 — Add up to more than 102
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink1 — Be exactly 11
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell3
Brown6 — Be exactly 61
Blue<3 — Be less than 31
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal6 — Be exactly 61
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