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Pips answers — Saturday, August 22, 2026

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

Easy #1,194

Easy

blue (<3): 2 | purple (=): 6 · 6 | green (=): 2 · 2 | amber (=): 0 · 0 | orange (>6): 5 · 3 | slate: 1

Medium #1,199

Medium

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

Hard #1,206

Hard

blue (=): 5 · 5 | purple (=5): 4 · 1 | green (=16): 6 · 6 · 4 | amber (=2): 0 · 2 | orange (=5): 3 · 2 | slate (=12): 6 · 6 | teal (=2): 1 · 1 · 0 | pink (=10): 4 · 6 | lime (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | brown (=8): 3 · 5 | blue: 3 | purple (=1): 0 · 1 | green (=): 2 · 2 | amber (=4): 0 · 4

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<3 — Be less than 31
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange>6 — Add up to more than 62
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple<4 — Be less than 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate<2 — Add up to less than 23
Teal<4 — Be less than 41
Pink>3 — Be more than 31

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple5 — Add up to exactly 52
Green16 — Add up to exactly 163
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 52
Slate12 — Add up to exactly 122
Teal2 — Add up to exactly 23
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell3
Brown8 — Add up to exactly 82
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple1 — Add up to exactly 12
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
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