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Pips answers — Monday, September 7, 2026

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

Easy #1,226

Easy

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

Medium #1,239

Medium

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

Hard #1,249

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange5 — Be exactly 51
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
Pink>2 — Be more than 21
Lime5 — Be exactly 51
Brown6 — Be exactly 61

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<3 — Be less than 31
Purple<6 — Be less than 61
Green<3 — Be less than 31
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 93
Green — Have no two cells showing the same number4
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 42
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink2 — Add up to exactly 22
Lime3 — Be exactly 31
Brown3 — Add up to exactly 33
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple>9 — Add up to more than 92
Green0 — Be exactly 01
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