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Pips answers — Sunday, May 31, 2026

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

Easy #923

Easy

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

Medium #924

Medium

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

Hard #929

Hard

blue (=2): 1 · 1 | purple (=10): 5 · 5 | green (=): 4 · 4 | amber (=18): 6 · 6 · 6 | orange (=12): 6 · 6 | slate (=2): 1 · 1 | teal (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | pink (=10): 5 · 5 | lime (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | brown (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | blue (=2): 2 | purple (=4): 4 | green (=18): 6 · 6 · 6 | amber (=3): 3

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green1 — Be exactly 11
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 62
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber6 — Be exactly 61
Orange>3 — Be more than 31
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal7 — Add up to exactly 72
Pink8 — Add up to exactly 82
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown>2 — Be more than 21

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 22
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber18 — Add up to exactly 183
Orange12 — Add up to exactly 122
Slate2 — Add up to exactly 22
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell3
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell3
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green18 — Add up to exactly 183
Amber3 — Be exactly 31
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