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Pips answers — Saturday, May 30, 2026

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

Easy #944

Easy

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

Medium #947

Medium

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

Hard #949

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 62
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate>7 — Add up to more than 72
TealTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Add up to exactly 32
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 82
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 42
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal8 — Add up to exactly 82
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
LimeTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green5 — Be exactly 51
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 53
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal5 — Be exactly 51
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime5 — Add up to exactly 52
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell3
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green>5 — Be more than 51
Amber<5 — Be less than 51
Orange>5 — Be more than 51
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal>5 — Be more than 51
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime5 — Add up to exactly 52
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
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