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Pips answers — Thursday, July 30, 2026

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

Easy #1,056

Easy

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

Medium #1,058

Medium

blue (=5): 1 · 4 | purple (=15): 5 · 6 · 4 | green: 2 | amber (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | orange: 0 | slate (=15): 5 · 4 · 6 | teal (>2): 5

Hard #1,083

Hard

blue (=3): 3 | purple (=4): 4 | green (=3): 3 | amber (=4): 4 | orange (=1): 1 | slate (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | teal (=10): 5 · 5 | pink (=4): 4 | lime (=2): 2 | brown (=5): 5 | blue (=4): 4 | purple (=2): 2 | green (=1): 1 | amber (=2): 2 | orange (=2): 2 | slate (=0): 0 | teal (=10): 4 · 6 | pink (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | lime (=5): 5 | brown (=0): 0 | blue (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | purple (=3): 3 | green (=2): 2 | amber (=5): 5

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange<4 — Be less than 41
Slate10 — Add up to exactly 102
Teal5 — Be exactly 51

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Add up to exactly 52
Purple15 — Add up to exactly 153
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate15 — Add up to exactly 153
Teal>2 — Be more than 21

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102
Pink4 — Be exactly 41
Lime2 — Be exactly 21
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green1 — Be exactly 11
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime5 — Be exactly 51
Brown0 — Be exactly 01
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
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