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Pips answers — Monday, September 28, 2026

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

Easy #1,333

Easy

blue (<2): 1 | purple (=): 4 · 4 | green (=10): 4 · 6 | amber (=): 0 · 0 | orange (=8): 3 · 5 | slate (=2): 2

Medium #1,349

Medium

blue (>1): 4 | purple: 1 | green (=4): 4 | amber (>10): 5 · 3 · 3 | orange (=0): 0 | slate (>18): 4 · 4 · 5 · 6 | teal (<8): 3 · 1 · 3

Hard #1,359

Hard

blue (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | purple (=7): 4 · 3 · 0 | green (=8): 2 · 2 · 4 | amber (>4): 5 | orange (=1): 1 · 0 | slate (=7): 5 · 0 · 2 | teal (=4): 4 | pink (=4): 4 | lime (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | brown (=2): 2 | blue (>9): 4 · 6 | purple (>14): 5 · 4 · 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 82
Slate2 — Be exactly 21

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>1 — Be more than 11
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber>10 — Add up to more than 103
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate>18 — Add up to more than 184
Teal<8 — Add up to less than 83

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 73
Green8 — Add up to exactly 83
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange1 — Add up to exactly 12
Slate7 — Add up to exactly 73
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
Pink4 — Be exactly 41
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell4
Brown2 — Be exactly 21
Blue>9 — Add up to more than 92
Purple>14 — Add up to more than 143
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