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Pips answers — Wednesday, June 17, 2026

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

Easy #1,011

Easy

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

Medium #1,028

Medium

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

Hard #1,044

Hard

blue (=6): 6 | purple (=): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | green (<4): 3 | amber (>9): 5 · 6 | orange (>4): 5 | slate (=7): 2 · 5 | teal (=4): 4 | pink (=2): 2 | lime (=6): 2 · 4 | brown (=6): 6 | blue (=6): 4 · 1 · 1 | purple (=6): 3 · 3 | green (=0): 0 | amber (=): 2 · 2 | orange (=6): 3 · 3 | slate (=6): 5 · 1

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green>2 — Be more than 21
Amber<9 — Add up to less than 92
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 92
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 42
Slate<2 — Be less than 21
Teal9 — Add up to exactly 92
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green<4 — Be less than 41
Amber>9 — Add up to more than 92
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
Slate7 — Add up to exactly 72
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime6 — Add up to exactly 62
Brown6 — Be exactly 61
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 63
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62
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