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Pips answers — Tuesday, July 14, 2026

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

Easy #1,062

Easy

blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (=4): 0 · 2 · 2 | green (=2): 0 · 0 · 2 | amber (>4): 6

Medium #1,086

Medium

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

Hard #1,109

Hard

blue (=9): 3 · 6 · 0 | purple (=8): 6 · 2 | green (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | amber (<3): 2 | orange (>3): 5 | slate (=8): 1 · 3 · 4 | teal (>3): 6 | pink (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | lime (=): 3 · 3 | brown (>2): 5

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 43
Green2 — Add up to exactly 23
Amber>4 — Be more than 41

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
Slate<3 — Be less than 31
Teal4 — Add up to exactly 42
Pink11 — Add up to exactly 112
Lime<2 — Be less than 21
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
Blue>4 — Be more than 41

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 93
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber<3 — Be less than 31
Orange>3 — Be more than 31
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 83
Teal>3 — Be more than 31
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
Brown>2 — Be more than 21
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