NYT Pips #401 Answers
Easy solution
4×4 grid · 5 dominoes · 6 regions · set by Ian Livengood
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=
>5>4
<3
1
Medium solution
5×4 grid · 7 dominoes · 8 regions · set by Ian Livengood
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11
=2
=
>3
67
Hard solution
7×10 grid · 15 dominoes · 17 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan
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1
10
2
=
=
27
6
=
>4
6
68
11
<3
About Pips #401
Pips #401 ran on Tuesday, September 22, 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 15 dominoes against 5 on Easy, which is the usual way Pips scales difficulty: more pieces, more regions, fewer forced moves.
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