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Pips answers — Tuesday, July 28, 2026

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

Easy #1,060

Easy

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

Medium #1,085

Medium

blue: 1 | purple (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | green: 1 | amber (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | orange (=7): 3 · 4 | slate (=7): 5 · 2 | teal (=8): 2 · 6

Hard #1,108

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber<3 — Be less than 31
Orange<1 — Be less than 11
Slate>5 — Be more than 51
TealTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange7 — Add up to exactly 72
Slate7 — Add up to exactly 72
Teal8 — Add up to exactly 82

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green5 — Be exactly 51
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
Teal3 — Be exactly 31
Pink>0 — Be more than 01
Lime2 — Be exactly 21
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green4 — Be exactly 41
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime3 — Be exactly 31
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
GreenTake any value it likes1
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate5 — Be exactly 51
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink4 — Be exactly 41
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue>0 — Be more than 01
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
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