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Pips answers — Monday, August 3, 2026

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

Easy #1,185

Easy

blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (=11): 5 · 6 | green (<3): 2 | amber (>3): 6 | orange (=10): 5 · 5 | slate (<2): 0

Medium #1,187

Medium

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

Hard #1,189

Hard

blue (=4): 2 · 2 | purple (=1): 0 · 0 · 1 | green (=10): 5 · 5 | amber (=6): 4 · 2 | orange (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | slate (=9): 5 · 4 | teal (=12): 6 · 6 | pink (=0): 0 | lime (=5): 5 | brown (=3): 1 · 1 · 1 | blue (=7): 4 · 3 | purple (>10): 6 · 6 | green (=0): 0 | amber (=1): 1 | orange (=1): 1 | slate (=10): 4 · 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple11 — Add up to exactly 112
Green<3 — Be less than 31
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
Slate<2 — Be less than 21

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Add up to exactly 52
Purple>8 — Add up to more than 82
Green8 — Add up to exactly 82
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal7 — Add up to exactly 72
Pink8 — Add up to exactly 82

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 42
Purple1 — Add up to exactly 13
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 62
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate9 — Add up to exactly 92
Teal12 — Add up to exactly 122
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime5 — Be exactly 51
Brown3 — Add up to exactly 33
Blue7 — Add up to exactly 72
Purple>10 — Add up to more than 102
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate10 — Add up to exactly 102
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