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Pips answers — Friday, May 22, 2026

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

Easy #853

Easy

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

Medium #876

Medium

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

Hard #897

Hard

blue (=8): 6 · 2 | purple (<3): 2 | green (>10): 6 · 5 | amber (=9): 6 · 3 | orange (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | slate (=6): 2 · 4 | teal (=7): 6 · 1 | pink (=3): 3 | lime: 1 | brown (=3): 3 | blue (<3): 2 | purple (=1): 1 | green (>4): 5 | amber (=10): 4 · 6 | orange (=2): 0 · 1 · 1 | slate (=3): 3 | teal (<5): 4 | pink (=1): 1 | lime: 0 | brown (>3): 4 | blue (=10): 5 · 5

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 63
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber>5 — Be more than 51
Orange>5 — Be more than 51
SlateTake any value it likes1
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple<1 — Add up to less than 12
Green3 — Add up to exactly 32
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink<1 — Add up to less than 12
Lime3 — Be exactly 31

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 82
Purple<3 — Be less than 31
Green>10 — Add up to more than 102
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 92
Orange0 — Add up to exactly 03
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62
Teal7 — Add up to exactly 72
Pink3 — Be exactly 31
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
Blue<3 — Be less than 31
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green>4 — Be more than 41
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
Orange2 — Add up to exactly 23
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal<5 — Be less than 51
Pink1 — Be exactly 11
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown>3 — Be more than 31
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
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