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Pips answers — Saturday, May 16, 2026

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

Easy #863

Easy

blue (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | purple (<3): 2 | green (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | amber (>10): 6 · 5 | orange: 2

Medium #892

Medium

blue (=6): 2 · 4 | purple (=2): 1 · 1 | green (=10): 6 · 4 | amber (=): 3 · 3 | orange (=6): 6 | slate (=11): 5 · 6 | teal (=2): 2 | pink (>5): 6 | lime (<5): 4 | brown: 1 | blue (=5): 5 | purple (=5): 5 | green (=5): 5

Hard #913

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple<3 — Be less than 31
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber>10 — Add up to more than 102
OrangeTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 62
Purple2 — Add up to exactly 22
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange6 — Be exactly 61
Slate11 — Add up to exactly 112
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink>5 — Be more than 51
Lime<5 — Be less than 51
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green5 — Be exactly 51

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 92
Green2 — Be exactly 21
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate<2 — Be less than 21
Teal — Have no two cells showing the same number5
Pink4 — Be exactly 41
Lime<3 — Be less than 31
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell6
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green<3 — Be less than 31
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal3 — Be exactly 31
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime1 — Be exactly 11
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