NYT Pips #428 Answers
Easy solution
4×4 grid · 5 dominoes · 6 regions · set by Ian Livengood
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3>3
=>1
8
Medium solution
4×5 grid · 7 dominoes · 7 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan
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3<5
>3>4
12
=
≠
Hard solution
8×5 grid · 10 dominoes · 13 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan
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>1
<6
=
>11
66
6>2
2
2
10
About Pips #428
Pips #428 ran on Monday, October 19, 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 10 dominoes against 5 on Easy, which is the usual way Pips scales difficulty: more pieces, more regions, fewer forced moves.
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