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Pips answers — Wednesday, August 19, 2026

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

Easy #1,193

Easy

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

Medium #1,198

Medium

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

Hard #1,205

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal5 — Be exactly 51

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<4 — Be less than 41
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green3 — Add up to exactly 32
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange9 — Add up to exactly 93
Slate>3 — Be more than 31
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple>3 — Be more than 31
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber<3 — Be less than 31
Orange — Have no two cells showing the same number6
Slate>3 — Be more than 31
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell5
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime7 — Add up to exactly 72
Brown>3 — Be more than 31
Blue<2 — Add up to less than 23
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