NYT Pips #436 Answers
Easy solution
5×3 grid · 5 dominoes · 8 regions · set by Ian Livengood
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<2=
>2
2
=
2
Medium solution
4×5 grid · 7 dominoes · 10 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan
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<1<3
7
4
<4
>2
>7
Hard solution
8×10 grid · 13 dominoes · 12 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan
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<45
≠
15
>4
7
=
4
<2
=
>3
6
About Pips #436
Pips #436 ran on Tuesday, October 27, 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 13 dominoes against 5 on Easy, which is the usual way Pips scales difficulty: more pieces, more regions, fewer forced moves.
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