NYT Pips #442 Answers
Easy solution
6×3 grid · 5 dominoes · 8 regions · set by Ian Livengood
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>4
<4
1
1=
=
Medium solution
6×3 grid · 7 dominoes · 7 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan
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8>3
<4<11
=
<8
Hard solution
8×8 grid · 16 dominoes · 19 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan
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163
3
1
=
<3
1≠
<2=
7
>4
2
>5<2
12
<1
About Pips #442
Pips #442 ran on Monday, November 2, 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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