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Pips answers — Sunday, August 16, 2026

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

Easy #1,139

Easy

blue (=6): 3 · 3 | purple (=2): 2 | green (=10): 5 · 5 | amber (=8): 4 · 4 | orange (=12): 6 · 6 | slate: 0

Medium #1,156

Medium

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

Hard #1,170

Hard

blue (=9): 5 · 4 | purple (=): 5 · 5 | green (<3): 2 | amber (<4): 0 | orange (=2): 1 · 1 | slate (<5): 4 | teal (<2): 0 · 0 | pink (>4): 5 | lime (=9): 1 · 6 · 2 | brown (=5): 5 | blue (>3): 4 | purple (=3): 3 | green (=5): 1 · 4 | amber (>1): 2 | orange (=3): 3 | slate (=9): 3 · 6 | teal (=1): 1 | pink: 4

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 62
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 82
Orange12 — Add up to exactly 122
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 73
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber<3 — Be less than 31
Orange>3 — Be more than 31
Slate7 — Add up to exactly 72
Teal3 — Be exactly 31

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 92
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green<3 — Be less than 31
Amber<4 — Be less than 41
Orange2 — Add up to exactly 22
Slate<5 — Be less than 51
Teal<2 — Add up to less than 22
Pink>4 — Be more than 41
Lime9 — Add up to exactly 93
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green5 — Add up to exactly 52
Amber>1 — Be more than 11
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate9 — Add up to exactly 92
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
PinkTake any value it likes1
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