NYT Pips #450 Answers
Easy solution
4×4 grid · 5 dominoes · 6 regions · set by Ian Livengood
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>4=
<3=
5
8
Medium solution
4×6 grid · 7 dominoes · 7 regions · set by Ian Livengood
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3>6
3
<3
10
>7>7
Hard solution
9×5 grid · 16 dominoes · 21 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan
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0
0
4
0=
50
<4
<4=
4
5
=
4
5=
44
45
About Pips #450
Pips #450 ran on Tuesday, November 10, 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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