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Pips answers — Sunday, September 6, 2026

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

Easy #1,219

Easy

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

Medium #1,235

Medium

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

Hard #1,244

Hard

blue (<2): 0 | purple (>3): 4 | green (=12): 3 · 3 · 6 | amber (=): 4 · 4 | orange (=5): 1 · 4 | slate (=11): 6 · 5 | teal (=3): 3 | pink (>5): 6 | lime (=1): 1 | brown (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | blue (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | purple (>3): 4 | green (<3): 2 | amber (=6): 3 · 3 | orange (=3): 3 | slate (=4): 2 · 2 | teal (=): 1 · 1 | pink (=5): 5 | lime (=11): 5 · 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
Green1 — Add up to exactly 13
Amber6 — Be exactly 61
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 52
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 103
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 103
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal>2 — Be more than 21

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
Purple>3 — Be more than 31
Green12 — Add up to exactly 123
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 52
Slate11 — Add up to exactly 112
Teal3 — Be exactly 31
Pink>5 — Be more than 51
Lime1 — Be exactly 11
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell3
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple>3 — Be more than 31
Green<3 — Be less than 31
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 62
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate4 — Add up to exactly 42
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime11 — Add up to exactly 112
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