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Pips answers — Monday, July 27, 2026

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

Easy #1,078

Easy

blue (=6): 3 · 3 | purple: 4 | green (<3): 2 | amber (=9): 4 · 5 | orange: 6 | slate (=11): 5 · 6 | teal (<4): 3

Medium #1,102

Medium

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

Hard #1,125

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 62
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green<3 — Be less than 31
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 92
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate11 — Add up to exactly 112
Teal<4 — Be less than 41

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green<3 — Be less than 31
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
Slate10 — Add up to exactly 102
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Add up to exactly 32
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 03
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell4
Lime2 — Add up to exactly 22
Brown>4 — Be more than 41
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple0 — Add up to exactly 02
Green4 — Add up to exactly 42
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
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