NYT Pips #417 Answers
Easy solution
3×4 grid · 5 dominoes · 7 regions · set by Ian Livengood
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>4=
0>5
0=
=
Medium solution
5×5 grid · 8 dominoes · 7 regions · set by Ian Livengood
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7
2
=6
98
Hard solution
6×6 grid · 16 dominoes · 32 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan
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50
43
00
45
33
40
13
24
36
20
44
01
64
03
41
23
About Pips #417
Pips #417 ran on Thursday, October 8, 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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