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Pips answers — Thursday, June 25, 2026

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

Easy #1,002

Easy

blue (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | purple: 6 | green (<5): 4 | amber (<3): 2 | orange (<3): 2 | slate (=16): 6 · 5 · 5

Medium #1,023

Medium

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

Hard #1,040

Hard

blue (>4): 6 | purple: 1 | green (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | amber (=0): 0 · 0 | orange (=11): 5 · 6 | slate (<4): 2 | teal (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | pink (=): 2 · 2 | lime (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | brown (=4): 3 · 1 | blue (=5): 2 · 3 | purple (>4): 6 | green (=13): 1 · 6 · 6 | amber: 4 | orange: 2 | slate (=4): 4

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green<5 — Be less than 51
Amber<3 — Be less than 31
Orange<3 — Be less than 31
Slate16 — Add up to exactly 163

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 62
Purple5 — Add up to exactly 52
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber3 — Add up to exactly 33
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62
Teal5 — Be exactly 51
Pink3 — Be exactly 31

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 02
Orange11 — Add up to exactly 112
Slate<4 — Be less than 41
Teal0 — Add up to exactly 04
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell3
Brown4 — Add up to exactly 42
Blue5 — Add up to exactly 52
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green13 — Add up to exactly 133
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
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