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Pips answers — Thursday, May 28, 2026

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

Easy #925

Easy

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

Medium #931

Medium

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

Hard #936

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>4 — Add up to more than 42
Purple>3 — Be more than 31
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber>2 — Be more than 21
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink>6 — Add up to more than 62

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Purple — Have no two cells showing the same number5
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
TealTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
Green — Have no two cells showing the same number6
Amber<3 — Be less than 31
Orange>3 — Be more than 31
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell5
Teal>1 — Be more than 11
Pink6 — Be exactly 61
Lime6 — Add up to exactly 62
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell4
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
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