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Pips answers — Saturday, August 1, 2026

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

Easy #1,152

Easy

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

Medium #1,169

Medium

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

Hard #1,183

Hard

blue (=3): 3 | purple (=9): 5 · 4 | green (=): 1 · 1 | amber (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | orange (=10): 6 · 4 | slate (=): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | teal (=10): 6 · 4 | pink (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | lime (=): 1 · 1 | brown (=9): 4 · 5 | blue (=4): 4 | purple (=10): 5 · 5

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green>4 — Be more than 41
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate2 — Add up to exactly 22
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
Orange — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Slate<2 — Be less than 21
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink>4 — Be more than 41

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 92
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell5
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell5
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
Brown9 — Add up to exactly 92
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
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