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Pips answers — Monday, September 21, 2026

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

Easy #1,284

Easy

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

Medium #1,291

Medium

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

Hard #1,293

Hard

blue (=6): 6 | purple (=1): 1 | green (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | amber (=4): 4 | orange (=0): 0 | slate (=0): 0 | teal (=6): 5 · 1 | pink (=10): 5 · 5 | lime (=9): 3 · 3 · 3 | brown (=): 0 · 0 | blue (=6): 6 | purple (=12): 6 · 6 | green (<3): 2 | amber (=1): 1 | orange (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | slate (=): 4 · 4 · 4

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange>5 — Be more than 51
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green>4 — Be more than 41
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 62
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate>3 — Be more than 31
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink>3 — Be more than 31
Lime>7 — Add up to more than 72

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
Teal6 — Add up to exactly 62
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
Lime9 — Add up to exactly 93
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
Purple12 — Add up to exactly 122
Green<3 — Be less than 31
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
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