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Pips answers — Saturday, May 23, 2026

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

Easy #920

Easy

blue (=12): 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (=3): 3 | green: 4 | amber (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | orange (=3): 3

Medium #921

Medium

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

Hard #922

Hard

blue (=12): 6 · 6 | purple (=3): 3 | green (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | amber (=5): 5 | orange (<7): 2 · 2 · 2 | slate (<4): 1 · 1 · 1 | teal (<13): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | pink (=5): 5 | lime (≠): 6 · 4 · 0 · 5 · 2 · 3 | brown (<1): 0 · 0 · 0 | blue (<13): 4 · 4 · 4

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 123
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange3 — Be exactly 31

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal>3 — Be more than 31

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 122
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
Orange<7 — Add up to less than 73
Slate<4 — Add up to less than 43
Teal<13 — Add up to less than 134
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime — Have no two cells showing the same number6
Brown<1 — Add up to less than 13
Blue<13 — Add up to less than 133
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