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Pips answers — Wednesday, June 3, 2026

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

Easy #965

Easy

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

Medium #977

Medium

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

Hard #988

Hard

blue: 4 | purple (=2): 2 | green (=18): 6 · 6 · 6 | amber (<2): 0 · 0 | orange (=4): 4 | slate (=): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | teal (=9): 4 · 5 | pink (=3): 1 · 1 · 1 | lime (=2): 2 | brown (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | blue (=4): 2 · 2 | purple (=12): 6 · 6 | green (=10): 4 · 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 42
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
Slate10 — Add up to exactly 102
Teal<1 — Be less than 11
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple2 — Add up to exactly 22
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 82
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 82
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink8 — Add up to exactly 82
Lime<6 — Be less than 61

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green18 — Add up to exactly 183
Amber<2 — Add up to less than 22
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell5
Teal9 — Add up to exactly 92
Pink3 — Add up to exactly 33
Lime2 — Be exactly 21
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell5
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 42
Purple12 — Add up to exactly 122
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
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