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Pips answers — Monday, June 22, 2026

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

Easy #1,003

Easy

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

Medium #1,024

Medium

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

Hard #1,041

Hard

blue (≠): 4 · 3 · 2 · 0 · 6 | purple (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | green (=0): 0 | amber (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | orange (=5): 5 | slate (=12): 6 · 6 | teal (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | pink (=12): 6 · 6 | lime (=10): 5 · 5 | brown (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | blue (<6): 4

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber<4 — Be less than 41
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 93
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>3 — Be more than 31
Amber>6 — Add up to more than 62
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink4 — Add up to exactly 44

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue — Have no two cells showing the same number5
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange5 — Be exactly 51
Slate12 — Add up to exactly 122
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink12 — Add up to exactly 122
Lime10 — Add up to exactly 102
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell3
Blue<6 — Be less than 61
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