NYT Pips #434 Answers
Easy solution
4×4 grid · 5 dominoes · 6 regions · set by Ian Livengood
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>4
=
6
<1>2
Medium solution
4×5 grid · 7 dominoes · 13 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan
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>2
6
=
<2
>46
3
0
Hard solution
6×6 grid · 16 dominoes · 32 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan
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01
20
03
40
50
12
31
41
51
32
42
25
34
53
45
36
About Pips #434
Pips #434 ran on Sunday, October 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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