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Pips answers — Tuesday, June 30, 2026

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

Easy #1,010

Easy

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

Medium #1,032

Medium

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

Hard #1,047

Hard

blue (=): 6 · 6 | purple (=8): 3 · 5 | green (=): 5 · 5 | amber (=): 3 · 3 | orange (=5): 2 · 2 · 1 | slate (=12): 6 · 6 | teal (=4): 2 · 1 · 1 | pink (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | lime (=4): 4 | brown (=4): 4 | blue (=4): 4 | purple (=15): 5 · 5 · 5 | green (=5): 3 · 2 | amber (<3): 1

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 44
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber<2 — Be less than 21
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate<5 — Be less than 51

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<6 — Be less than 61
Purple<4 — Be less than 41
Green<6 — Add up to less than 64
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate<5 — Be less than 51
Teal<3 — Be less than 31
PinkTake any value it likes1
LimeTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 53
Slate12 — Add up to exactly 122
Teal4 — Add up to exactly 43
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown4 — Be exactly 41
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple15 — Add up to exactly 153
Green5 — Add up to exactly 52
Amber<3 — Be less than 31
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