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Pips answers — Monday, June 15, 2026

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

Easy #951

Easy

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

Medium #953

Medium

blue: 4 | purple: 6 | green (=9): 4 · 5 | amber (=8): 5 · 3 | orange (=8): 2 · 6 | slate (=6): 3 · 3 | teal (<3): 0 | pink: 4

Hard #966

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Add up to exactly 02
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green2 — Add up to exactly 22
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green9 — Add up to exactly 92
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 82
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 82
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62
Teal<3 — Be less than 31
PinkTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<4 — Add up to less than 43
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green>2 — Be more than 21
Amber>2 — Be more than 21
Orange11 — Add up to exactly 112
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal11 — Add up to exactly 112
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime11 — Add up to exactly 112
Brown>2 — Be more than 21
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
GreenTake any value it likes1
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