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Pips answers — Saturday, September 5, 2026

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

Easy #1,211

Easy

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

Medium #1,215

Medium

blue (>0): 1 | purple (=15): 6 · 4 · 5 | green: 0 | amber (=10): 6 · 4 | orange: 0 | slate (=15): 6 · 3 · 6 | teal: 0 | pink: 0 | lime (>1): 2

Hard #1,228

Hard

blue: 1 | purple: 0 | green (=): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | amber (=15): 6 · 4 · 5 | orange (>3): 4 | slate (=3): 3 | teal (<3): 1 | pink (>2): 3 | lime (=5): 2 · 3 | brown (=5): 5 | blue (=3): 1 · 2 | purple (=15): 3 · 6 · 6 | green (>3): 6 | amber: 0 | orange (>1): 2

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange>3 — Be more than 31
Slate>5 — Be more than 51
Teal<3 — Be less than 31

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>0 — Be more than 01
Purple15 — Add up to exactly 153
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate15 — Add up to exactly 153
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime>1 — Be more than 11

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber15 — Add up to exactly 153
Orange>3 — Be more than 31
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal<3 — Be less than 31
Pink>2 — Be more than 21
Lime5 — Add up to exactly 52
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue3 — Add up to exactly 32
Purple15 — Add up to exactly 153
Green>3 — Be more than 31
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange>1 — Be more than 11
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