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Pips answers — Friday, July 3, 2026

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

Easy #1,006

Easy

blue (=10): 6 · 4 | purple (<2): 1 | green (<2): 1 | amber (=3): 3 · 0 | orange: 3 | slate (=10): 5 · 5 | teal (>5): 6

Medium #1,027

Medium

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

Hard #1,045

Hard

blue: 4 | purple: 2 | green: 2 | amber: 4 | orange (=3): 3 | slate (=7): 5 · 2 | teal (=): 0 · 0 | pink (=10): 5 · 5 | lime (=): 0 · 0 | brown (=12): 6 · 6 | blue (=2): 1 · 1 | purple (=6): 3 · 3 | green (=5): 2 · 3 | amber (=1): 1 | orange (=3): 3 | slate (=5): 5 | teal (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | pink (=12): 6 · 6 | lime (=10): 5 · 5

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple<2 — Be less than 21
Green<2 — Be less than 21
Amber3 — Add up to exactly 32
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate10 — Add up to exactly 102
Teal>5 — Be more than 51

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber<2 — Be less than 21
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink4 — Be exactly 41
Lime8 — Add up to exactly 82
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate7 — Add up to exactly 72
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
Brown12 — Add up to exactly 122
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 22
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
Green5 — Add up to exactly 52
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate5 — Be exactly 51
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell4
Pink12 — Add up to exactly 122
Lime10 — Add up to exactly 102
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