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Pips answers — Monday, August 31, 2026

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

Easy #1,223

Easy

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

Medium #1,236

Medium

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

Hard #1,245

Hard

blue (=2): 2 | purple (=10): 6 · 4 | green (=10): 5 · 5 | amber (=): 2 · 2 | orange (=0): 0 | slate (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | teal: 2 | pink (=12): 6 · 6 | lime (=4): 4 | brown (=12): 6 · 6 | blue (=8): 3 · 5 | purple (=5): 5 | green (=): 4 · 4 | amber (=2): 2 | orange (=): 1 · 1 · 1

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<4 — Be less than 41
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange<3 — Be less than 31

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple>3 — Be more than 31
Green3 — Add up to exactly 32
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange>7 — Add up to more than 72
Slate4 — Add up to exactly 42
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink<4 — Be less than 41

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell5
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink12 — Add up to exactly 122
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown12 — Add up to exactly 122
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 82
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
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