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Pips answers — Monday, July 6, 2026

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

Easy #1,012

Easy

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

Medium #1,033

Medium

blue (=): 4 · 4 | purple: 2 | green (=15): 6 · 3 · 6 | amber (=4): 4 | orange (=6): 6 · 0 | slate (=3): 3 | teal (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | pink (=4): 4

Hard #1,050

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>2 — Be more than 21
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange<3 — Add up to less than 32
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62
TealTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green15 — Add up to exactly 153
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink4 — Be exactly 41

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
Teal5 — Be exactly 51
Pink1 — Be exactly 11
LimeTake any value it likes1
BrownTake any value it likes1
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber3 — Be exactly 31
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime5 — Be exactly 51
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple>0 — Be more than 01
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