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Pips answers — Monday, October 5, 2026

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

Easy #1,336

Easy

blue (=4): 1 · 3 | purple (=9): 4 · 5 | green (<1): 0 | amber (=9): 6 · 3 | orange (=3): 3 | slate (=6): 2 · 4

Medium #1,353

Medium

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

Hard #1,363

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 42
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 92
Green<1 — Be less than 11
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 92
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue7 — Add up to exactly 72
Purple<5 — Be less than 51
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber<6 — Be less than 61
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime>4 — Be more than 41
Brown<2 — Be less than 21
Blue<4 — Be less than 41

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
Purple1 — Add up to exactly 13
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 82
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
Pink6 — Be exactly 61
Lime3 — Be exactly 31
Brown1 — Add up to exactly 12
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 93
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange14 — Add up to exactly 143
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
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