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Pips answers — Saturday, June 20, 2026

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

Easy #1,007

Easy

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

Medium #1,030

Medium

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

Hard #1,048

Hard

blue (=): 3 · 3 | purple (<3): 2 | green (=1): 1 · 0 | amber (>3): 4 | orange (=11): 6 · 5 | slate (=7): 2 · 5 | teal (=1): 0 · 1 | pink (=5): 4 · 1 | lime (<3): 2 | brown (<3): 2 | blue (=10): 6 · 4 | purple (>4): 6 | green (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | amber (>2): 3 | orange (<2): 0 | slate (>10): 6 · 6 | teal (=1): 1 | pink (>9): 4 · 6 | lime: 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green<5 — Be less than 51
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 62
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate>3 — Be more than 31
Teal>2 — Add up to more than 22
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple<3 — Be less than 31
Green1 — Add up to exactly 12
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
Orange11 — Add up to exactly 112
Slate7 — Add up to exactly 72
Teal1 — Add up to exactly 12
Pink5 — Add up to exactly 52
Lime<3 — Be less than 31
Brown<3 — Be less than 31
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber>2 — Be more than 21
Orange<2 — Be less than 21
Slate>10 — Add up to more than 102
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
Pink>9 — Add up to more than 92
LimeTake any value it likes1
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