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Pips answers — Wednesday, May 27, 2026

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

Easy #927

Easy

blue (<3): 0 · 2 | purple (>15): 5 · 5 · 6 | green (=3): 3 | amber (=3): 3 | orange (=): 4 · 4 | slate: 0

Medium #933

Medium

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

Hard #938

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<3 — Add up to less than 32
Purple>15 — Add up to more than 153
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber3 — Be exactly 31
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 72
Green8 — Add up to exactly 82
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 82
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal>0 — Be more than 01
Pink6 — Add up to exactly 62
LimeTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime0 — Be exactly 01
Brown2 — Be exactly 21
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
Pink1 — Be exactly 11
Lime5 — Be exactly 51
Brown2 — Be exactly 21
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green6 — Be exactly 61
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime3 — Be exactly 31
BrownTake any value it likes1
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