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Pips answers — Sunday, July 19, 2026

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

Easy #1,075

Easy

blue (=): 1 · 1 | purple: 5 | green (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | amber (=12): 6 · 6 | orange (<4): 3 | slate (<5): 4 | teal: 5 | pink: 1

Medium #1,099

Medium

blue: 1 | purple (>10): 6 · 5 | green (=7): 3 · 4 | amber (=1): 0 · 1 | orange (<6): 3 · 1 | slate (=7): 3 · 4 | teal (>8): 6 · 3 | pink (>3): 4

Hard #1,121

Hard

blue (=4): 2 · 2 | purple (=4): 4 | green (=9): 3 · 6 | amber (=7): 6 · 1 | orange (>4): 6 | slate (=4): 4 | teal (=1): 1 | pink (=2): 2 | lime (=6): 6 | brown (=4): 4 | blue (=5): 5 | purple (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | green (=4): 4 | amber (=4): 4 | orange (<4): 0 | slate (=0): 0 · 0 | teal (=4): 4 | pink (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | lime (<4): 2 | brown (=4): 4 | blue (=4): 4 | purple (>4): 5

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green0 — Add up to exactly 03
Amber12 — Add up to exactly 122
Orange<4 — Be less than 41
Slate<5 — Be less than 51
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>10 — Add up to more than 102
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber1 — Add up to exactly 12
Orange<6 — Add up to less than 62
Slate7 — Add up to exactly 72
Teal>8 — Add up to more than 82
Pink>3 — Be more than 31

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 42
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green9 — Add up to exactly 92
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime6 — Be exactly 61
Brown4 — Be exactly 41
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell5
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange<4 — Be less than 41
Slate0 — Add up to exactly 02
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime<4 — Be less than 41
Brown4 — Be exactly 41
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
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