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Tuesday, October 6, 2026 · edited by Ian Livengood

Today's Pips: easy has 5 dominoes, medium has 7 dominoes, hard has 13 dominoes; the hard board is by Rodolfo Kurchan.

Cells are written row then column from the top-left (R1C1). Each domino is read in the Times’ own orientation: its first number on the first cell listed.

Easy Pips answer (5 dominoes · by Ian Livengood)

Easy Pips for October 6, 2026, solved2108>2

Where each domino goes

  1. 0–0: 0 on R1C3, 0 on R1C4
  2. 6–6: 6 on R2C1, 6 on R3C1
  3. 5–3: 5 on R3C4, 3 on R4C4
  4. 4–2: 4 on R2C2, 2 on R1C2
  5. 3–2: 3 on R3C3, 2 on R2C3

Every region, checked

  • R1C2, R1C3, R1C4 (must total 2): 2 + 0 + 0 = 2
  • R2C1, R2C2 (must total 10): 6 + 4 = 10
  • R3C3, R3C4 (must total 8): 3 + 5 = 8
  • R4C4 (must total more than 2): 3

Medium Pips answer (7 dominoes · by Ian Livengood)

Medium Pips for October 6, 2026, solved=<2=<412=105

Where each domino goes

  1. 4–4: 4 on R2C1, 4 on R2C2
  2. 6–1: 6 on R3C1, 1 on R3C2
  3. 5–0: 5 on R1C3, 0 on R1C4
  4. 1–3: 1 on R3C3, 3 on R4C3
  5. 5–5: 5 on R3C4, 5 on R4C4
  6. 6–2: 6 on R4C1, 2 on R4C2
  7. 2–5: 2 on R2C4, 5 on R2C3

Every region, checked

  • R1C3, R2C3 (all the same number): 5 + 5
  • R1C4 (must total less than 2): 0
  • R2C1, R2C2 (all the same number): 4 + 4
  • R2C4 (must total less than 4): 2
  • R3C1, R4C1 (must total 12): 6 + 6 = 12
  • R3C2, R3C3 (all the same number): 1 + 1
  • R3C4, R4C4 (must total 10): 5 + 5 = 10
  • R4C2, R4C3 (must total 5): 2 + 3 = 5

Hard Pips answer (13 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan)

Hard Pips for October 6, 2026, solved11<2724=>25=0>4<7<5

Where each domino goes

  1. 2–4: 2 on R5C8, 4 on R4C8
  2. 4–0: 4 on R5C5, 0 on R4C5
  3. 6–6: 6 on R4C3, 6 on R5C3
  4. 3–3: 3 on R1C1, 3 on R1C2
  5. 4–4: 4 on R3C7, 4 on R3C8
  6. 1–2: 1 on R1C5, 2 on R1C6
  7. 2–5: 2 on R1C7, 5 on R1C8
  8. 3–4: 3 on R2C1, 4 on R3C1
  9. 4–5: 4 on R2C5, 5 on R3C5
  10. 4–6: 4 on R4C1, 6 on R5C1
  11. 3–6: 3 on R3C2, 6 on R3C3
  12. 2–6: 2 on R1C3, 6 on R2C3
  13. 2–2: 2 on R5C6, 2 on R5C7

Every region, checked

  • R1C1, R1C2, R1C3, R2C1 (must total 11): 3 + 3 + 2 + 3 = 11
  • R1C5 (must total less than 2): 1
  • R1C7, R1C8 (must total 7): 2 + 5 = 7
  • R2C3, R3C3, R4C3, R5C3 (must total 24): 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 24
  • R3C1, R4C1 (all the same number): 4 + 4
  • R3C2 (must total more than 2): 3
  • R3C5 (must total 5): 5
  • R3C7, R3C8, R4C8 (all the same number): 4 + 4 + 4
  • R4C5 (must total 0): 0
  • R5C1 (must total more than 4): 6
  • R5C5, R5C6 (must total less than 7): 4 + 2 = 6
  • R5C7, R5C8 (must total less than 5): 2 + 2 = 4
Every cell of an equals region takes one value, so a double laid inside it fills two of its cells at once.
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