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Pips answers — Saturday, October 10, 2026

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

Easy #1,319

Easy

blue (=1): 1 | purple: 2 | green (=10): 6 · 4 | amber (=): 0 · 0 | orange (>2): 4 | slate (=10): 5 · 5 | teal (>1): 6

Medium #1,326

Medium

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

Hard #1,342

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange>2 — Be more than 21
Slate10 — Add up to exactly 102
Teal>1 — Be more than 11

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>9 — Add up to more than 92
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange<3 — Be less than 31
Slate9 — Add up to exactly 92
Teal6 — Add up to exactly 62
Pink>9 — Add up to more than 92

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink1 — Be exactly 11
Lime0 — Be exactly 01
Brown0 — Be exactly 01
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
Green1 — Be exactly 11
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal5 — Be exactly 51
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime3 — Be exactly 31
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
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