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Pips answers — Thursday, August 27, 2026

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

Easy #1,221

Easy

blue (≠): 1 · 6 · 2 · 5 · 3 | purple (=4): 4 | green (=3): 3 | amber (>5): 6 | orange (=): 5 · 5

Medium #1,234

Medium

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

Hard #1,242

Hard

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

Spoiler note: this page shows the finished boards. Want only a nudge instead? Open thehints for August 27, where the answer stays behind one extra click.

Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue — Have no two cells showing the same number5
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber>5 — Be more than 51
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
Green<4 — Add up to less than 42
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink>6 — Add up to more than 62

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell5
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
Orange5 — Be exactly 51
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink6 — Add up to exactly 62
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell3
Brown8 — Add up to exactly 82
Blue0 — Add up to exactly 02
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 42
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
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