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Pips answers — Thursday, June 18, 2026

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

Easy #1,000

Easy

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

Medium #1,022

Medium

blue: 1 | purple: 2 | green (=7): 3 · 4 | amber (=1): 0 · 1 | orange (=9): 4 · 5 | slate (=8): 3 · 5 | teal (=8): 3 · 2 · 3 | pink (>4): 6

Hard #1,039

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple>2 — Be more than 21
Green>2 — Be more than 21
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate5 — Be exactly 51
Teal>3 — Be more than 31
Pink5 — Be exactly 51

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber1 — Add up to exactly 12
Orange9 — Add up to exactly 92
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 82
Teal8 — Add up to exactly 83
Pink>4 — Be more than 41

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green>10 — Add up to more than 102
Amber<3 — Add up to less than 32
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
Slate<4 — Be less than 41
Teal6 — Add up to exactly 62
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell5
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell4
Brown<3 — Be less than 31
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green>4 — Be more than 41
AmberTake any value it likes1
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