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Pips answers — Saturday, July 4, 2026

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

Easy #994

Easy

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

Medium #998

Medium

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

Hard #1,019

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Add up to exactly 33
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green4 — Add up to exactly 42
Amber3 — Be exactly 31
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 42
Slate<2 — Be less than 21
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 103
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
Brown<1 — Be less than 11

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue7 — Add up to exactly 72
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange7 — Add up to exactly 72
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal>0 — Be more than 01
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime>4 — Be more than 41
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell4
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
Orange5 — Be exactly 51
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown>4 — Be more than 41
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
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