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Pips answers — Friday, May 29, 2026

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

Easy #926

Easy

blue (<2): 0 · 0 | purple (=): 6 · 6 | green (>2): 2 · 1 | amber (=20): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5

Medium #932

Medium

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

Hard #937

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Add up to less than 22
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green>2 — Add up to more than 22
Amber20 — Add up to exactly 204

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate3 — Add up to exactly 32
Teal4 — Add up to exactly 42
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime>0 — Be more than 01

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<6 — Be less than 61
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell5
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber<2 — Add up to less than 22
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell5
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102
Pink3 — Be exactly 31
Lime2 — Add up to exactly 22
Brown6 — Add up to exactly 62
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
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