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Pips answers — Tuesday, July 7, 2026

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

Easy #1,077

Easy

blue (>3): 5 | purple (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | green (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | amber: 3 | orange (=1): 1

Medium #1,101

Medium

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

Hard #1,122

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange1 — Be exactly 11

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange3 — Add up to exactly 32
Slate>0 — Be more than 01
Teal<6 — Be less than 61
Pink4 — Add up to exactly 42
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber0 — Be exactly 01
Orange5 — Be exactly 51
Slate7 — Add up to exactly 72
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
Pink3 — Be exactly 31
Lime5 — Be exactly 51
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell3
Brown4 — Be exactly 41
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 72
Green1 — Be exactly 11
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate5 — Be exactly 51
Teal3 — Be exactly 31
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