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Pips answers — Thursday, October 8, 2026

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

Easy #1,320

Easy

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

Medium #1,325

Medium

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

Hard #1,340

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
Teal>5 — Be more than 51

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 23
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 92
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 84
Teal6 — Add up to exactly 62

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange6 — Be exactly 61
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime0 — Be exactly 01
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green6 — Be exactly 61
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
Slate5 — Be exactly 51
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime1 — Be exactly 11
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
Pink4 — Be exactly 41
Lime3 — Be exactly 31
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
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