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Pips answers — Wednesday, June 10, 2026

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

Easy #959

Easy

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

Medium #973

Medium

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

Hard #985

Hard

blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (>4): 6 | green (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | amber (=15): 6 · 6 · 3 | orange (=15): 5 · 5 · 5 | slate (=11): 5 · 2 · 4 | teal (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | pink (<4): 2 | lime (=4): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | brown (=4): 2 · 2 | blue (>4): 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple>8 — Add up to more than 82
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber<2 — Be less than 21
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 82
SlateTake any value it likes1
TealTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 42
Green4 — Add up to exactly 42
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink6 — Be exactly 61
Lime>10 — Add up to more than 102

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell5
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green0 — Add up to exactly 03
Amber15 — Add up to exactly 153
Orange15 — Add up to exactly 153
Slate11 — Add up to exactly 113
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell4
Pink<4 — Be less than 41
Lime4 — Add up to exactly 44
Brown4 — Add up to exactly 42
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
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