NYT Pips #399 Answers
Easy solution
5×4 grid · 5 dominoes · 6 regions · set by Ian Livengood
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=
9
1
1
8
Medium solution
5×4 grid · 7 dominoes · 8 regions · set by Ian Livengood
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9
<3
>3=
9
>39
9
Hard solution
8×9 grid · 14 dominoes · 15 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan
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<2>4
<3=
10
<2
>49
=
>3
>38
5
=
>3
About Pips #399
Pips #399 ran on Sunday, September 20, 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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