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Pips answers — Monday, June 1, 2026

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

Easy #939

Easy

blue (=3): 1 · 1 · 1 | purple (<5): 4 | green (=): 3 · 3 | amber (=): 2 · 2 | orange: 5 | slate: 6

Medium #943

Medium

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

Hard #946

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Add up to exactly 33
Purple<5 — Be less than 51
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple — Have no two cells showing the same number6
Green2 — Add up to exactly 22
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
Orange12 — Add up to exactly 122
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal2 — Add up to exactly 22

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Add up to exactly 02
Purple — Have no two cells showing the same number4
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102
Pink3 — Be exactly 31
Lime6 — Be exactly 61
Brown2 — Add up to exactly 22
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell5
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green0 — Add up to exactly 03
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
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