NYT Pips #396 Answers
Easy solution
4×3 grid · 5 dominoes · 6 regions · set by Ian Livengood
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2
>2
77
0<5
Medium solution
6×4 grid · 7 dominoes · 7 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan
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1
<4=
4
=
=
Hard solution
8×8 grid · 16 dominoes · 16 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan
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0
>3
011
≠
4
=5
11
=>1
3
9
4
About Pips #396
Pips #396 ran on Thursday, September 17, 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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