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Pips answers — Wednesday, June 24, 2026

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

Easy #1,009

Easy

blue (=5): 5 | purple (=10): 4 · 6 | green (>5): 6 | amber (=): 3 · 3 | orange (=): 2 · 2 | slate: 6 | teal: 5

Medium #1,031

Medium

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

Hard #1,046

Hard

blue (=9): 3 · 3 · 3 | purple (=4): 2 · 2 · 0 | green (=12): 6 · 6 | amber (=5): 3 · 2 | orange (=1): 1 | slate (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | teal (=9): 5 · 4 | pink (=12): 6 · 6 | lime (<4): 0 · 1 | brown (=9): 4 · 5 | blue (=8): 4 · 4 | purple: 3 | green (<3): 0 | amber (>4): 5 | orange (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | slate (<4): 3

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green>5 — Be more than 51
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
SlateTake any value it likes1
TealTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>9 — Add up to more than 93
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 92
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink9 — Add up to exactly 92

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 93
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 43
Green12 — Add up to exactly 122
Amber5 — Add up to exactly 52
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell4
Teal9 — Add up to exactly 92
Pink12 — Add up to exactly 122
Lime<4 — Add up to less than 42
Brown9 — Add up to exactly 92
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 82
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green<3 — Be less than 31
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate<4 — Be less than 41
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