NYT Pips #357 Answers
Easy solution
4×3 grid · 5 dominoes · 6 regions · set by Ian Livengood
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=
==
<1
=
>4
Medium solution
6×4 grid · 7 dominoes · 8 regions · set by Ian Livengood
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86
=
=
>1
>2
<4
Hard solution
8×9 grid · 16 dominoes · 19 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan
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0
154
>5
2
<4
<2
8=
<3
<47
=
>4
>5
=
2
>5
About Pips #357
Pips #357 ran on Sunday, August 9, 2026. Each board shows every domino in its solved position: the colour of a half is the region it belongs to, and the small badge marks that region's rule — a target sum, “=” for all-equal, or a “<”/“>” limit. This Hard board used 16 dominoes against 5 on Easy, which is the usual way Pips scales difficulty: more pieces, more regions, fewer forced moves.
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