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Pips answers — Sunday, May 17, 2026

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

Easy #862

Easy

blue (>5): 6 | purple (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | green (=9): 5 · 4 | amber (>2): 3 | orange: 2 | slate (=4): 4

Medium #884

Medium

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

Hard #905

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>5 — Be more than 51
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green9 — Add up to exactly 92
Amber>2 — Be more than 21
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate4 — Be exactly 41

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green<2 — Be less than 21
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal>4 — Be more than 41
Pink>5 — Be more than 51
Lime<2 — Be less than 21
Brown2 — Add up to exactly 22

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber — Have no two cells showing the same number5
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 52
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
Lime9 — Add up to exactly 92
BrownTake any value it likes1
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green0 — Be exactly 01
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