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Pips answers — Sunday, August 9, 2026

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

Easy #1,146

Easy

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

Medium #1,162

Medium

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

Hard #1,175

Hard

blue (=8): 6 · 2 | purple (>5): 6 | green: 1 | amber (=): 4 · 4 | orange (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | slate (=0): 0 · 0 | teal (=2): 2 | pink (=15): 3 · 6 · 6 | lime (=2): 1 · 1 | brown (=4): 4 | blue (<4): 3 | purple (=): 5 · 5 | green (>5): 6 | amber (<4): 3 | orange (>4): 5 | slate (>5): 6 | teal (=7): 1 · 2 · 1 · 2 · 1 | pink (<3): 2 | lime (<2): 1

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate<1 — Be less than 11

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 82
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber<4 — Add up to less than 42
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate>2 — Be more than 21
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink>1 — Be more than 11

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 82
Purple>5 — Be more than 51
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate0 — Add up to exactly 02
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink15 — Add up to exactly 153
Lime2 — Add up to exactly 22
Brown4 — Be exactly 41
Blue<4 — Be less than 41
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green>5 — Be more than 51
Amber<4 — Be less than 41
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
Slate>5 — Be more than 51
Teal7 — Add up to exactly 75
Pink<3 — Be less than 31
Lime<2 — Be less than 21
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