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Pips answers — Thursday, August 6, 2026

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

Easy #1,147

Easy

blue (=7): 1 · 6 | purple (=4): 1 · 3 | green (=9): 6 · 3 | amber (=9): 4 · 5 | orange: 5 | slate (=4): 4

Medium #1,164

Medium

blue (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | purple (>4): 6 | green (=): 1 · 1 | amber (=): 4 · 4 | orange: 3 | slate (<1): 0 | teal (=12): 4 · 4 · 4 | pink (>3): 5

Hard #1,177

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue7 — Add up to exactly 72
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 42
Green9 — Add up to exactly 92
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 92
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate4 — Be exactly 41

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate<1 — Be less than 11
Teal12 — Add up to exactly 123
Pink>3 — Be more than 31

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber<1 — Be less than 11
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell5
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink<2 — Be less than 21
Lime>7 — Add up to more than 72
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green4 — Add up to exactly 42
Amber<4 — Be less than 41
OrangeTake any value it likes1
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