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Pips answers — Sunday, June 28, 2026

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

Easy #995

Easy

blue: 4 | purple (>5): 6 | green (=12): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | amber (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | orange: 5

Medium #999

Medium

blue (<5): 0 · 0 | purple: 2 | green (=8): 6 · 2 | amber (>0): 3 | orange: 0 | slate (>2): 6 | teal (=5): 5 · 0 | pink (=10): 4 · 6 | lime (>5): 4 · 2

Hard #1,020

Hard

blue (=6): 6 | purple (<3): 0 | green (=5): 5 | amber (=6): 3 · 3 | orange (=14): 4 · 5 · 5 | slate (=1): 0 · 1 | teal (≠): 6 · 5 | pink (=1): 1 | lime (<4): 2 | brown (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | blue (=3): 3 | purple (=17): 5 · 6 · 6 | green (>3): 4 | amber (=2): 2 | orange (=14): 6 · 4 · 4 | slate (<2): 0 | teal (=2): 2 | pink (=6): 3 · 3

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>5 — Be more than 51
Green12 — Add up to exactly 124
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
OrangeTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<5 — Add up to less than 52
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green8 — Add up to exactly 82
Amber>0 — Be more than 01
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate>2 — Be more than 21
Teal5 — Add up to exactly 52
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
Lime>5 — Add up to more than 52

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
Purple<3 — Be less than 31
Green5 — Be exactly 51
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 62
Orange14 — Add up to exactly 143
Slate1 — Add up to exactly 12
Teal — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Pink1 — Be exactly 11
Lime<4 — Be less than 41
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell3
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple17 — Add up to exactly 173
Green>3 — Be more than 31
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange14 — Add up to exactly 143
Slate<2 — Be less than 21
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink6 — Add up to exactly 62
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