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Pips answers — Thursday, June 4, 2026

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

Easy #961

Easy

blue (=8): 4 · 4 | purple (=2): 2 | green (=15): 5 · 5 · 5 | amber: 1 | orange (=): 6 · 6 | slate (=2): 2

Medium #974

Medium

blue (=15): 6 · 6 · 3 | purple: 0 | green (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | amber: 4 | orange (<3): 0 · 0 | slate (=5): 5 | teal (=): 2 · 2 | pink: 4 | lime (=5): 2 · 3 | brown: 0 | blue (=5): 5

Hard #984

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 82
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green15 — Add up to exactly 153
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate2 — Be exactly 21

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue15 — Add up to exactly 153
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange<3 — Add up to less than 32
Slate5 — Be exactly 51
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime5 — Add up to exactly 52
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue5 — Be exactly 51

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber>10 — Add up to more than 102
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate10 — Add up to exactly 102
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 103
Lime1 — Be exactly 11
Brown1 — Be exactly 11
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green1 — Be exactly 11
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell4
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
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