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Pips answers — Saturday, August 15, 2026

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

Easy #1,135

Easy

blue (=8): 4 · 0 · 4 | purple (=): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | green (=): 3 · 3 | amber (=5): 5

Medium #1,138

Medium

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

Hard #1,155

Hard

blue (>4): 5 | purple (>0): 2 | green (>16): 6 · 6 · 5 | amber (>3): 4 | orange: 0 | slate (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | teal (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | pink: 0 | lime (<3): 2 | brown (=): 6 · 6 | blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (=8): 6 · 2 | green: 3 | amber: 3 | orange (=0): 0 · 0 | slate (>3): 5 | teal (>3): 4

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 83
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber5 — Be exactly 51

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>8 — Add up to more than 82
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal>4 — Be more than 41
Pink<3 — Add up to less than 33
Lime<3 — Be less than 31

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
Purple>0 — Be more than 01
Green>16 — Add up to more than 163
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell4
Teal0 — Add up to exactly 03
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime<3 — Be less than 31
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
GreenTake any value it likes1
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange0 — Add up to exactly 02
Slate>3 — Be more than 31
Teal>3 — Be more than 31
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