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Pips answers — Tuesday, May 19, 2026

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

Easy #870

Easy

blue (<4): 1 · 2 | purple: 2 | green (=5): 1 · 4 | amber (=): 3 · 3 | orange (>9): 4 · 6 | slate: 6

Medium #894

Medium

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

Hard #915

Hard

blue: 0 | purple (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | green (>0): 2 | amber (=9): 3 · 3 · 3 | orange (=2): 1 · 1 | slate (=9): 5 · 4 | teal (=8): 4 · 4 | pink (=9): 5 · 4 | lime (=): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | brown (=9): 2 · 2 · 5 | blue (=8): 3 · 5

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<4 — Add up to less than 42
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green5 — Add up to exactly 52
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange>9 — Add up to more than 92
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue11 — Add up to exactly 113
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>4 — Be more than 41
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange>3 — Be more than 31
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
Teal<2 — Be less than 21
Pink11 — Add up to exactly 112
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell3

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green>0 — Be more than 01
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 93
Orange2 — Add up to exactly 22
Slate9 — Add up to exactly 92
Teal8 — Add up to exactly 82
Pink9 — Add up to exactly 92
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell4
Brown9 — Add up to exactly 93
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 82
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