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Pips answers — Friday, August 7, 2026

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

Easy #1,145

Easy

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

Medium #1,163

Medium

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

Hard #1,178

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 82
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green1 — Add up to exactly 12
AmberTake any values it likes2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate>2 — Be more than 21

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green>2 — Be more than 21
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange7 — Add up to exactly 72
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime<4 — Add up to less than 42

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
Teal5 — Be exactly 51
Pink1 — Be exactly 11
LimeTake any value it likes1
BrownTake any value it likes1
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber3 — Be exactly 31
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime5 — Be exactly 51
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple>0 — Be more than 01
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