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Pips answers — Wednesday, August 26, 2026

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

Easy #1,222

Easy

blue (=5): 3 · 2 | purple: 4 | green (=28): 6 · 6 · 6 · 5 · 5 | amber (<1): 0 | orange (<2): 1

Medium #1,233

Medium

blue (>4): 5 | purple (=): 3 · 3 | green (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | amber (=): 1 · 1 | orange (=11): 5 · 6 | slate (=): 5 · 5 | teal (=4): 4 | pink (=4): 4 | lime: 3 | brown (=2): 2

Hard #1,241

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Add up to exactly 52
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green28 — Add up to exactly 285
Amber<1 — Be less than 11
Orange<2 — Be less than 21

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange11 — Add up to exactly 112
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
Pink4 — Be exactly 41
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown2 — Be exactly 21

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 63
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
Green9 — Add up to exactly 93
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink0 — Add up to exactly 04
Lime6 — Add up to exactly 63
Brown0 — Be exactly 01
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
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