NYT Pips #404 Answers
Easy solution
3×4 grid · 5 dominoes · 5 regions · set by Ian Livengood
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=
=
<6
=>5
Medium solution
4×4 grid · 7 dominoes · 6 regions · set by Ian Livengood
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3
77
7
27
Hard solution
8×10 grid · 16 dominoes · 17 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan
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0
<39
014
0
141
124
=
0>0
10
06
18
About Pips #404
Pips #404 ran on Friday, September 25, 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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