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Pips answers — Tuesday, August 25, 2026

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

Easy #1,250

Easy

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

Medium #1,251

Medium

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

Hard #1,252

Hard

blue (=2): 0 · 2 | purple (=9): 6 · 3 | green: 3 | amber (=6): 0 · 6 | orange (=4): 4 · 0 | slate (=10): 5 · 5 | teal (≠): 4 · 0 · 3 · 1 · 2 · 5 | pink (=9): 3 · 6 | lime (=8): 1 · 1 · 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 92
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 93
Green<2 — Be less than 21
Amber<2 — Be less than 21
Orange9 — Add up to exactly 92
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>2 — Be more than 21
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green5 — Add up to exactly 53
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal<2 — Be less than 21
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 22
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 92
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 62
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 42
Slate10 — Add up to exactly 102
Teal — Have no two cells showing the same number6
Pink9 — Add up to exactly 92
Lime8 — Add up to exactly 83
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