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Pips answers — Saturday, August 29, 2026

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

Easy #1,227

Easy

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

Medium #1,240

Medium

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

Hard #1,248

Hard

blue: 3 | purple (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | green (=0): 0 · 0 | amber: 3 | orange (=6): 2 · 2 · 2 | slate (=0): 0 · 0 | teal (>2): 4 | pink (=12): 6 · 6 | lime (=12): 6 · 6 | brown (=0): 0 · 0 | blue (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | purple (=10): 5 · 5 | green: 1 | amber (>1): 2

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>5 — Be more than 51
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 72
Green<5 — Be less than 51
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
Orange7 — Add up to exactly 72
Slate>4 — Be more than 41
Teal>5 — Be more than 51

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green8 — Add up to exactly 82
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell5
Green0 — Add up to exactly 02
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 63
Slate0 — Add up to exactly 02
Teal>2 — Be more than 21
Pink12 — Add up to exactly 122
Lime12 — Add up to exactly 122
Brown0 — Add up to exactly 02
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber>1 — Be more than 11
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