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Pips answers — Saturday, July 18, 2026

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

Easy #1,076

Easy

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

Medium #1,100

Medium

blue (≠): 2 · 1 | purple (=10): 5 · 5 | green (=7): 1 · 3 · 3 | amber (<4): 1 | orange (=10): 6 · 2 · 2 | slate (=): 6 · 6 | teal (<6): 4

Hard #1,123

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green>2 — Be more than 21
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal2 — Be exactly 21

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green7 — Add up to exactly 73
Amber<4 — Be less than 41
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 103
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal<6 — Be less than 61

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate5 — Be exactly 51
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown4 — Be exactly 41
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
Orange5 — Be exactly 51
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal3 — Be exactly 31
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime0 — Be exactly 01
Brown0 — Be exactly 01
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green5 — Be exactly 51
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
Pink>3 — Be more than 31
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown0 — Be exactly 01
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
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