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Pips answers — Tuesday, June 9, 2026

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

Easy #963

Easy

blue: 2 | purple (=11): 6 · 5 | green (=4): 4 | amber (=4): 2 · 2 | orange (=): 4 · 4 | slate (=): 6 · 6 | teal: 2 | pink: 3

Medium #976

Medium

blue (=5): 5 | purple (=3): 3 | green (=): 1 · 1 | amber (=): 1 · 1 | orange: 0 | slate (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | teal (=9): 6 · 3 | pink (>9): 6 · 6

Hard #987

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple11 — Add up to exactly 112
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal9 — Add up to exactly 92
Pink>9 — Add up to more than 92

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 123
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>10 — Add up to more than 102
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange<4 — Add up to less than 42
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal>10 — Add up to more than 102
Pink — Have no two cells showing the same number4
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell3
Brown<4 — Be less than 41
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
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