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Saturday, October 10, 2026 · edited by Ian Livengood

Today's Pips: easy has 5 dominoes, medium has 7 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 10, 2026, solved110=>210>1

Where each domino goes

  1. 4–4: 4 on R2C3, 4 on R3C3
  2. 6–1: 6 on R2C2, 1 on R1C2
  3. 0–2: 0 on R3C1, 2 on R2C1
  4. 0–5: 0 on R3C2, 5 on R4C2
  5. 6–5: 6 on R4C4, 5 on R4C3

Every region, checked

  • R1C2 (must total 1): 1
  • R2C2, R2C3 (must total 10): 6 + 4 = 10
  • R3C1, R3C2 (all the same number): 0 + 0
  • R3C3 (must total more than 2): 4
  • R4C2, R4C3 (must total 10): 5 + 5 = 10
  • R4C4 (must total more than 1): 6

Medium Pips answer (7 dominoes · by Ian Livengood)

Medium Pips for October 10, 2026, solved>9==<396>9

Where each domino goes

  1. 3–3: 3 on R2C1, 3 on R2C2
  2. 1–4: 1 on R2C3, 4 on R1C3
  3. 4–4: 4 on R4C3, 4 on R4C4
  4. 6–4: 6 on R4C2, 4 on R4C1
  5. 1–2: 1 on R2C4, 2 on R3C4
  6. 5–2: 5 on R3C3, 2 on R3C2
  7. 6–5: 6 on R1C2, 5 on R1C1

Every region, checked

  • R1C2, R1C3 (must total more than 9): 6 + 4 = 10
  • R2C1, R2C2 (all the same number): 3 + 3
  • R2C3, R2C4 (all the same number): 1 + 1
  • R3C2 (must total less than 3): 2
  • R3C3, R4C3 (must total 9): 5 + 4 = 9
  • R3C4, R4C4 (must total 6): 2 + 4 = 6
  • R4C1, R4C2 (must total more than 9): 4 + 6 = 10

Hard Pips answer (16 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan)

Hard Pips for October 10, 2026, solved33044421002011325533634102254515

Where each domino goes

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

Every region, checked

  • R1C2 (must total 3): 3
  • R1C3 (must total 3): 3
  • R1C4 (must total 0): 0
  • R1C5 (must total 4): 4
  • R2C1 (must total 4): 4
  • R2C2 (must total 4): 4
  • R2C3 (must total 2): 2
  • R2C4 (must total 1): 1
  • R2C5 (must total 0): 0
  • R2C6 (must total 0): 0
  • R3C1 (must total 2): 2
  • R3C2 (must total 0): 0
  • R3C3 (must total 1): 1
  • R3C4 (must total 1): 1
  • R3C5 (must total 3): 3
  • R3C6 (must total 2): 2
  • R4C1 (must total 5): 5
  • R4C2 (must total 5): 5
  • R4C3 (must total 3): 3
  • R4C4 (must total 3): 3
  • R4C5 (must total 6): 6
  • R4C6 (must total 3): 3
  • R5C1 (must total 4): 4
  • R5C2 (must total 1): 1
  • R5C3 (must total 0): 0
  • R5C4 (must total 2): 2
  • R5C5 (must total 2): 2
  • R5C6 (must total 5): 5
  • R6C2 (must total 4): 4
  • R6C3 (must total 5): 5
  • R6C4 (must total 1): 1
  • R6C5 (must total 5): 5
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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