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Pips answers — Friday, July 10, 2026

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

Easy #1,070

Easy

blue (=1): 1 | purple (=1): 1 | green (=6): 2 · 4 | amber (=4): 3 · 1 | orange (=): 6 · 6 | slate (=2): 2 · 0

Medium #1,093

Medium

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

Hard #1,115

Hard

blue (>10): 6 · 6 | purple (=8): 3 · 5 | green (=4): 4 | amber (=10): 6 · 4 | orange (=11): 4 · 4 · 3 | slate (=): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | teal (=3): 1 · 2 | pink (=3): 3 | lime (=): 1 · 1 | brown (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | blue: 2 | purple (=8): 2 · 6 | green (=): 0 · 0 | amber (=3): 1 · 1 · 1

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate2 — Add up to exactly 22

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<4 — Be less than 41
Purple — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>10 — Add up to more than 102
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
Orange11 — Add up to exactly 113
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell4
Teal3 — Add up to exactly 32
Pink3 — Be exactly 31
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell3
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber3 — Add up to exactly 33
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