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Pips answers — Tuesday, September 1, 2026

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

Easy #1,224

Easy

blue (=4): 4 | purple (=11): 6 · 5 | green (=): 2 · 2 | amber: 0 | orange (=): 3 · 3 | slate (=7): 1 · 6 | teal (<2): 1 | pink (=3): 3

Medium #1,237

Medium

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

Hard #1,246

Hard

blue (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | purple (=): 2 · 2 | green (>4): 5 | amber (=12): 6 · 6 | orange (>3): 4 | slate (=): 3 · 3 | teal (=): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | pink (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | lime: 5 | brown (=4): 4 | blue (≠): 2 · 3 | purple: 2 | green: 3 | amber (=7): 5 · 2

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple11 — Add up to exactly 112
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate7 — Add up to exactly 72
Teal<2 — Be less than 21
Pink3 — Be exactly 31

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 63
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green8 — Add up to exactly 82
Amber5 — Add up to exactly 52
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
SlateTake any value it likes1
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink>4 — Be more than 41
Lime4 — Add up to exactly 42

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell5
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green>4 — Be more than 41
Amber12 — Add up to exactly 122
Orange>3 — Be more than 31
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell4
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown4 — Be exactly 41
Blue — Have no two cells showing the same number2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
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