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Pips answers — Friday, June 12, 2026

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

Easy #955

Easy

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

Medium #969

Medium

blue (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | purple (=6): 2 · 4 | green: 3 | amber (=4): 4 | orange (>9): 6 · 5 | slate (=): 1 · 1 | teal (=6): 0 · 6 | pink (=): 5 · 5 | lime: 3

Hard #979

Hard

blue (=2): 2 · 0 · 0 | purple (=5): 5 | green (=8): 4 · 4 | amber (>9): 6 · 5 | orange (>2): 3 | slate (=2): 0 · 2 · 0 | teal (=2): 2 | pink (=10): 4 · 6 | lime (>4): 6 | brown (>4): 6 | blue (=2): 2 · 0 | purple (=): 3 · 3 | green (=): 1 · 1 | amber (=): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | orange (=2): 2

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber3 — Be exactly 31
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate>6 — Add up to more than 62

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange>9 — Add up to more than 92
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal6 — Add up to exactly 62
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
LimeTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 23
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green8 — Add up to exactly 82
Amber>9 — Add up to more than 92
Orange>2 — Be more than 21
Slate2 — Add up to exactly 23
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
Lime>4 — Be more than 41
Brown>4 — Be more than 41
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 22
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
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