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Pips answers — Monday, August 17, 2026

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

Easy #1,141

Easy

blue (<1): 0 | purple (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | green (=7): 2 · 5 | amber (<1): 0 | orange (=): 1 · 1 | slate: 4

Medium #1,161

Medium

blue (<9): 2 · 2 · 2 · 0 | purple (=2): 0 · 0 · 0 · 2 | green (>2): 3 | amber (>3): 6 | orange (=): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5

Hard #1,176

Hard

blue (>10): 5 · 6 | purple (<3): 0 · 0 | green (>9): 4 · 6 | amber (=4): 2 · 2 | orange (=4): 0 · 4 | slate (=0): 0 · 0 | teal (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | pink (=4): 3 · 1 | lime (=4): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | brown (=4): 3 · 1 | blue (=4): 4 | purple (>10): 5 · 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<1 — Be less than 11
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber<1 — Be less than 11
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<9 — Add up to less than 94
Purple2 — Add up to exactly 24
Green>2 — Be more than 21
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>10 — Add up to more than 102
Purple<3 — Add up to less than 32
Green>9 — Add up to more than 92
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 42
Slate0 — Add up to exactly 02
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink4 — Add up to exactly 42
Lime4 — Add up to exactly 44
Brown4 — Add up to exactly 42
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple>10 — Add up to more than 102
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