NYT Pips #394 Answers
Easy solution
4×4 grid · 5 dominoes · 7 regions · set by Ian Livengood
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11
<4
11
5
12<3
Medium solution
4×4 grid · 7 dominoes · 6 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan
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=
=
=
6=
Hard solution
8×7 grid · 14 dominoes · 16 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan
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3
3=
=
=
=3
=
21
=
=4
26
5
About Pips #394
Pips #394 ran on Tuesday, September 15, 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 14 dominoes against 5 on Easy, which is the usual way Pips scales difficulty: more pieces, more regions, fewer forced moves.
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