NYT Pips #438 Answers
Easy solution
4×4 grid · 5 dominoes · 9 regions · set by Ian Livengood
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<110
<1
>4
>5
<3
Medium solution
4×5 grid · 7 dominoes · 8 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan
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=
<1
3
<5
>3
Hard solution
9×9 grid · 14 dominoes · 14 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan
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3
6
2
=
>5
=>1
>7
<3
≠7
8
About Pips #438
Pips #438 ran on Thursday, October 29, 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 14 dominoes against 5 on Easy, which is the usual way Pips scales difficulty: more pieces, more regions, fewer forced moves.
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