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Pips answers — Friday, June 5, 2026

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

Easy #960

Easy

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

Medium #972

Medium

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

Hard #983

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate4 — Be exactly 41

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62
Teal6 — Be exactly 61
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime6 — Be exactly 61

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green>4 — Be more than 41
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal4 — Add up to exactly 42
Pink4 — Add up to exactly 43
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown<4 — Be less than 41
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange<4 — Add up to less than 42
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal>0 — Be more than 01
Pink4 — Be exactly 41
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