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Pips answers — Thursday, August 13, 2026

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

Easy #1,133

Easy

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

Medium #1,137

Medium

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

Hard #1,154

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green<2 — Add up to less than 22
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green10 — Add up to exactly 103
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
Slate7 — Add up to exactly 72
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
Purple15 — Add up to exactly 153
Green<3 — Be less than 31
Amber<3 — Add up to less than 32
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink15 — Add up to exactly 153
Lime5 — Add up to exactly 52
Brown<3 — Be less than 31
Blue15 — Add up to exactly 153
Purple5 — Add up to exactly 53
Green5 — Be exactly 51
Amber3 — Be exactly 31
Orange<3 — Be less than 31
Slate5 — Add up to exactly 52
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