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Pips answers — Tuesday, September 22, 2026

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

Easy #1,301

Easy

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

Medium #1,307

Medium

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

Hard #1,310

Hard

blue (=6): 5 · 1 | purple: 3 | green (=): 4 · 4 | amber (=): 1 · 1 | orange (<3): 2 | slate (=2): 1 · 1 | teal (=2): 2 | pink (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | lime: 2 | brown (=7): 4 · 3 | blue (=11): 5 · 6 | purple (>4): 6 | green (=10): 5 · 5 | amber (=1): 1 · 0 | orange (=6): 6 | slate (=6): 6 | teal (=8): 4 · 4

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Add up to exactly 13
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green<3 — Be less than 31
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange>5 — Be more than 51
Slate>4 — Be more than 41

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
Green11 — Add up to exactly 112
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate2 — Add up to exactly 22
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 62
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange<3 — Be less than 31
Slate2 — Add up to exactly 22
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell5
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown7 — Add up to exactly 72
Blue11 — Add up to exactly 112
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber1 — Add up to exactly 12
Orange6 — Be exactly 61
Slate6 — Be exactly 61
Teal8 — Add up to exactly 82
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