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Pips answers — Sunday, August 30, 2026

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

Easy #1,214

Easy

blue (=): 1 · 1 | purple (=): 2 · 2 | green (=9): 5 · 4 | amber (=12): 6 · 6 | orange (=9): 6 · 3

Medium #1,218

Medium

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

Hard #1,231

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green9 — Add up to exactly 92
Amber12 — Add up to exactly 122
Orange9 — Add up to exactly 92

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>2 — Be more than 21
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate2 — Add up to exactly 22
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
Pink>9 — Add up to more than 92
Lime<2 — Be less than 21
BrownTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 42
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
Green6 — Be exactly 61
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange0 — Add up to exactly 04
Slate<3 — Be less than 31
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink6 — Be exactly 61
Lime6 — Be exactly 61
Brown6 — Add up to exactly 62
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple>3 — Be more than 31
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate<2 — Be less than 21
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