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Pips answers — Sunday, May 24, 2026

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

Easy #928

Easy

blue (=3): 3 | purple (=): 6 · 6 | green (=0): 0 · 0 | amber (>4): 5 | orange (=10): 5 · 5 · 0 | slate (=3): 3

Medium #934

Medium

blue: 4 | purple (=): 2 · 2 | green (>4): 5 | amber (<2): 1 | orange (=): 4 · 4 | slate (=13): 1 · 6 · 6 | teal (=15): 5 · 5 · 5 | pink: 1

Hard #940

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green0 — Add up to exactly 02
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 103
Slate3 — Be exactly 31

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green>4 — Be more than 41
Amber<2 — Be less than 21
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate13 — Add up to exactly 133
Teal15 — Add up to exactly 153
PinkTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green11 — Add up to exactly 113
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange11 — Add up to exactly 112
Slate>11 — Add up to more than 112
Teal>1 — Be more than 11
Pink1 — Be exactly 11
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown11 — Add up to exactly 114
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber11 — Add up to exactly 112
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
Pink>1 — Be more than 11
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