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Pips answers — Saturday, June 27, 2026

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

Easy #1,008

Easy

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

Medium #1,029

Medium

blue (>1): 4 | purple (>1): 4 | green (=16): 5 · 5 · 6 | amber: 2 | orange (=4): 4 | slate (=11): 5 · 6 | teal (=9): 6 · 3 | pink (=4): 2 · 2 | lime: 3 | brown (>2): 3 | blue (>4): 6 | purple: 1 | green (<3): 1

Hard #1,049

Hard

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

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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
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber6 — Be exactly 61
Orange6 — Be exactly 61
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>1 — Be more than 11
Purple>1 — Be more than 11
Green16 — Add up to exactly 163
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
Slate11 — Add up to exactly 112
Teal9 — Add up to exactly 92
Pink4 — Add up to exactly 42
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown>2 — Be more than 21
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green<3 — Be less than 31

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
Orange<3 — Be less than 31
Slate>2 — Be more than 21
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink8 — Add up to exactly 82
Lime6 — Add up to exactly 62
Brown2 — Be exactly 21
Blue<3 — Add up to less than 32
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
Green1 — Be exactly 11
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
Slate4 — Add up to exactly 42
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink6 — Be exactly 61
Lime2 — Be exactly 21
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