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Pips answers — Monday, May 25, 2026

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

Easy #930

Easy

blue (=8): 0 · 4 · 4 · 0 | purple: 6 | green (=3): 0 · 3 | amber (=5): 2 · 3 | orange: 2

Medium #935

Medium

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

Hard #941

Hard

blue (=11): 5 · 6 | purple (=3): 3 | green: 3 | amber (=4): 4 · 0 | orange (=8): 3 · 5 | slate (=1): 1 · 0 | teal (=11): 1 · 5 · 5 | pink (>3): 5 | lime (=): 2 · 2 | brown (=4): 4 | blue (=): 1 · 1 | purple (=1): 1 | green (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | amber (=2): 2 | orange (>4): 6 | slate (=3): 3 | teal (=1): 1 | pink (<5): 4 · 0 | lime (=6): 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 84
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green3 — Add up to exactly 32
Amber5 — Add up to exactly 52
OrangeTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber>5 — Be more than 51
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell4
Pink<2 — Be less than 21
LimeTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue11 — Add up to exactly 112
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 82
Slate1 — Add up to exactly 12
Teal11 — Add up to exactly 113
Pink>3 — Be more than 31
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
Brown4 — Be exactly 41
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
Pink<5 — Add up to less than 52
Lime6 — Be exactly 61
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