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Pips answers — Tuesday, June 2, 2026

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

Easy #957

Easy

blue (=8): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | purple (=5): 5 | green: 0 | amber (=): 3 · 3 | orange (=7): 1 · 6 | slate (=8): 4 · 4

Medium #970

Medium

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

Hard #982

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 84
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange7 — Add up to exactly 72
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 82

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<4 — Be less than 41
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 52
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal4 — Add up to exactly 42
Pink5 — Add up to exactly 52

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange>6 — Add up to more than 62
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62
Teal6 — Be exactly 61
Pink0 — Add up to exactly 02
Lime2 — Be exactly 21
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell3
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 64
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 62
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime6 — Add up to exactly 62
Brown6 — Be exactly 61
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