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Pips answers — Tuesday, June 23, 2026

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

Easy #1,013

Easy

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

Medium #1,034

Medium

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

Hard #1,052

Hard

blue (=): 2 · 2 | purple (=12): 6 · 6 | green (=6): 5 · 1 | amber (=12): 6 · 6 | orange (=): 3 · 3 | slate (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | teal (>10): 6 · 6 | pink: 5 | lime (<5): 4 | brown (=): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | blue (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | purple (>13): 5 · 5 · 5 | green: 3 | amber: 3 | orange: 3 | slate (=2): 2

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green<4 — Be less than 41
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange2 — Add up to exactly 22
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber3 — Add up to exactly 32
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal<6 — Be less than 61
Pink11 — Add up to exactly 112
LimeTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple12 — Add up to exactly 122
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber12 — Add up to exactly 122
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal>10 — Add up to more than 102
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime<5 — Be less than 51
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell4
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple>13 — Add up to more than 133
GreenTake any value it likes1
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
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