NYT Pips #451 Answers
Easy solution
4×3 grid · 5 dominoes · 7 regions · set by Ian Livengood
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>0
=
10>1
>4
=
Medium solution
6×3 grid · 7 dominoes · 6 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan
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<2<8
10
≠=
Hard solution
6×6 grid · 15 dominoes · 19 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan
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>4=
53
2
>41
02
<4
62
4
=
>4
3=
46
About Pips #451
Pips #451 ran on Wednesday, November 11, 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 15 dominoes against 5 on Easy, which is the usual way Pips scales difficulty: more pieces, more regions, fewer forced moves.
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