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Pips answers — Friday, June 19, 2026

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

Easy #1,005

Easy

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

Medium #1,026

Medium

blue (<2): 1 | purple: 4 | green (=12): 6 · 6 | amber: 6 | orange (=): 3 · 3 | slate (=): 2 · 2 | teal (=): 5 · 5 | pink (<1): 0 | lime (>4): 6 | brown (=): 4 · 4 | blue (<2): 1

Hard #1,043

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<1 — Be less than 11
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate<1 — Be less than 11
TealTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green12 — Add up to exactly 122
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink<1 — Be less than 11
Lime>4 — Be more than 41
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
Blue<2 — Be less than 21

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>9 — Add up to more than 92
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 92
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime9 — Add up to exactly 93
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple>9 — Add up to more than 92
Green9 — Add up to exactly 92
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
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