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Pips answers — Tuesday, May 26, 2026

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

Easy #942

Easy

blue (=10): 4 · 6 | purple (=6): 4 · 2 | green (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | amber (=): 1 · 1 | orange (<6): 5

Medium #945

Medium

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

Hard #948

Hard

blue (=10): 5 · 5 | purple (=): 4 · 4 | green (=2): 2 | amber (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | orange (=12): 6 · 6 | slate (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | teal (=4): 1 · 3 · 0 | pink (=3): 3 | lime (=4): 4 | brown (=2): 1 · 1 · 0 | blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (=12): 6 · 6 | green (=3): 3 | amber (=2): 2

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange<6 — Be less than 61

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
Purple<3 — Be less than 31
Green>3 — Be more than 31
Amber<4 — Add up to less than 42
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal>0 — Be more than 01
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell5
Orange12 — Add up to exactly 122
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal4 — Add up to exactly 43
Pink3 — Be exactly 31
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown2 — Add up to exactly 23
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple12 — Add up to exactly 122
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
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