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Pips answers — Thursday, August 20, 2026

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

Easy #1,191

Easy

blue (<1): 0 | purple (=10): 4 · 6 | green (=10): 3 · 3 · 4 | amber (=10): 5 · 5 | orange: 1 | slate: 1

Medium #1,196

Medium

blue (=12): 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (<2): 1 | green (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | amber (=): 5 · 5 | orange (=9): 6 · 3 | slate (<2): 0 | teal (=5): 1 · 4

Hard #1,203

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<1 — Be less than 11
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green10 — Add up to exactly 103
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 123
Purple<2 — Be less than 21
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange9 — Add up to exactly 92
Slate<2 — Be less than 21
Teal5 — Add up to exactly 52

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Add up to exactly 32
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber>0 — Be more than 01
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate>3 — Be more than 31
Teal>4 — Be more than 41
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime3 — Add up to exactly 32
Brown>4 — Be more than 41
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 93
Purple>10 — Add up to more than 102
Green<3 — Add up to less than 32
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
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