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Pips answers — Sunday, August 23, 2026

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

Easy #1,190

Easy

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

Medium #1,195

Medium

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

Hard #1,202

Hard

blue (=8): 5 · 3 | purple (=4): 0 · 4 | green (=7): 6 · 1 | amber (=3): 1 · 2 | orange (=5): 5 | slate (=12): 0 · 6 · 6 | teal (=12): 0 · 6 · 6 | pink (=9): 1 · 4 · 4 | lime (=): 4 · 4 | brown (>2): 3 | blue (=2): 2

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green<4 — Be less than 41
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
SlateTake any value it likes1
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink>5 — Be more than 51

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>1 — Be more than 11
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 42
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal4 — Add up to exactly 42
PinkTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 82
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 42
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber3 — Add up to exactly 32
Orange5 — Be exactly 51
Slate12 — Add up to exactly 123
Teal12 — Add up to exactly 123
Pink9 — Add up to exactly 93
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
Brown>2 — Be more than 21
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
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