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Pips answers — Monday, August 24, 2026

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

Easy #1,192

Easy

blue: 1 | purple (=1): 0 · 1 | green (=12): 6 · 6 | amber (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | orange (=12): 6 · 6

Medium #1,197

Medium

blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | green (<4): 3 | amber (=4): 2 · 2 | orange (<2): 1 | slate (=8): 2 · 6 | teal (=): 5 · 5 | pink (=7): 4 · 3

Hard #1,204

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple1 — Add up to exactly 12
Green12 — Add up to exactly 122
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange12 — Add up to exactly 122

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green<4 — Be less than 41
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
Orange<2 — Be less than 21
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 82
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink7 — Add up to exactly 72

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber1 — Add up to exactly 12
Orange2 — Add up to exactly 22
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal>8 — Add up to more than 82
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
Lime2 — Add up to exactly 22
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
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