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Pips answers — Monday, May 18, 2026

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

Easy #861

Easy

blue (=6): 2 · 2 · 2 | purple (<5): 2 | green: 1 | amber (=9): 4 · 5 | orange: 5

Medium #885

Medium

blue (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | purple: 5 | green: 5 | amber (≠): 5 · 6 · 3 | orange (=): 0 · 0 | slate (=8): 4 · 4 | teal: 6 | pink (<5): 2

Hard #907

Hard

blue (>1): 2 | purple (=7): 5 · 2 | green (>2): 4 | amber: 2 | orange (=11): 6 · 5 | slate (>11): 6 · 6 | teal (>2): 4 | pink (<2): 0 | lime (=7): 1 · 3 · 3 | brown (=3): 3 | blue (=3): 3 | purple: 2 | green (=3): 3 | amber (=14): 5 · 5 · 4 | orange (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | slate (>4): 6 | teal (<2): 0 | pink: 4 | lime: 1

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 63
Purple<5 — Be less than 51
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 92
OrangeTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 82
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink<5 — Be less than 51

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>1 — Be more than 11
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 72
Green>2 — Be more than 21
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange11 — Add up to exactly 112
Slate>11 — Add up to more than 112
Teal>2 — Be more than 21
Pink<2 — Be less than 21
Lime7 — Add up to exactly 73
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber14 — Add up to exactly 143
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate>4 — Be more than 41
Teal<2 — Be less than 21
PinkTake any value it likes1
LimeTake any value it likes1
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