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Thursday, October 8, 2026 · edited by Ian Livengood

Today's Pips: easy has 5 dominoes, medium has 8 dominoes, hard has 16 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 8, 2026, solved>40===0>5

Where each domino goes

  1. 5–5: 5 on R1C2, 5 on R2C2
  2. 0–6: 0 on R4C1, 6 on R4C2
  3. 1–5: 1 on R3C3, 5 on R3C2
  4. 0–1: 0 on R1C3, 1 on R2C3
  5. 3–3: 3 on R2C1, 3 on R3C1

Every region, checked

  • R1C2 (must total more than 4): 5
  • R1C3 (must total 0): 0
  • R2C1, R3C1 (all the same number): 3 + 3
  • R2C2, R3C2 (all the same number): 5 + 5
  • R2C3, R3C3 (all the same number): 1 + 1
  • R4C1 (must total 0): 0
  • R4C2 (must total more than 5): 6

Medium Pips answer (8 dominoes · by Ian Livengood)

Medium Pips for October 8, 2026, solved279=86

Where each domino goes

  1. 3–1: 3 on R3C5, 1 on R4C5
  2. 5–6: 5 on R1C3, 6 on R2C3
  3. 1–1: 1 on R1C1, 1 on R1C2
  4. 2–2: 2 on R4C2, 2 on R5C2
  5. 3–5: 3 on R3C4, 5 on R4C4
  6. 2–1: 2 on R4C3, 1 on R3C3
  7. 4–2: 4 on R3C1, 2 on R4C1
  8. 5–0: 5 on R3C2, 0 on R2C2

Every region, checked

  • R1C1, R1C2, R2C2 (must total 2): 1 + 1 + 0 = 2
  • R2C3, R3C3 (must total 7): 6 + 1 = 7
  • R3C1, R3C2 (must total 9): 4 + 5 = 9
  • R3C4, R3C5 (all the same number): 3 + 3
  • R4C1, R4C2, R4C3, R5C2 (must total 8): 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 8
  • R4C4, R4C5 (must total 6): 5 + 1 = 6

Hard Pips answer (16 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan)

Hard Pips for October 8, 2026, solved24416300034361450013304520443324

Where each domino goes

  1. 0–5: 0 on R4C6, 5 on R3C6
  2. 3–4: 3 on R4C5, 4 on R3C5
  3. 0–0: 0 on R4C1, 0 on R4C2
  4. 4–5: 4 on R5C1, 5 on R5C2
  5. 3–3: 3 on R6C2, 3 on R6C3
  6. 4–0: 4 on R1C3, 0 on R2C3
  7. 3–1: 3 on R4C4, 1 on R4C3
  8. 4–2: 4 on R6C5, 2 on R6C4
  9. 6–3: 6 on R3C3, 3 on R3C2
  10. 0–2: 0 on R5C4, 2 on R5C3
  11. 4–4: 4 on R5C5, 4 on R5C6
  12. 1–0: 1 on R3C4, 0 on R2C4
  13. 6–4: 6 on R2C1, 4 on R3C1
  14. 0–3: 0 on R2C5, 3 on R2C6
  15. 1–4: 1 on R1C5, 4 on R1C4
  16. 3–2: 3 on R2C2, 2 on R1C2

Every region, checked

  • R1C2 (must total 2): 2
  • R1C3 (must total 4): 4
  • R1C4 (must total 4): 4
  • R1C5 (must total 1): 1
  • R2C1 (must total 6): 6
  • R2C2 (must total 3): 3
  • R2C3 (must total 0): 0
  • R2C4 (must total 0): 0
  • R2C5 (must total 0): 0
  • R2C6 (must total 3): 3
  • R3C1 (must total 4): 4
  • R3C2 (must total 3): 3
  • R3C3 (must total 6): 6
  • R3C4 (must total 1): 1
  • R3C5 (must total 4): 4
  • R3C6 (must total 5): 5
  • R4C1 (must total 0): 0
  • R4C2 (must total 0): 0
  • R4C3 (must total 1): 1
  • R4C4 (must total 3): 3
  • R4C5 (must total 3): 3
  • R4C6 (must total 0): 0
  • R5C1 (must total 4): 4
  • R5C2 (must total 5): 5
  • R5C3 (must total 2): 2
  • R5C4 (must total 0): 0
  • R5C5 (must total 4): 4
  • R5C6 (must total 4): 4
  • R6C2 (must total 3): 3
  • R6C3 (must total 3): 3
  • R6C4 (must total 2): 2
  • R6C5 (must total 4): 4
Place the one-cell regions with a fixed number first: each one tells you a half you must find in the tray.
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