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Sunday, October 11, 2026 · edited by Ian Livengood

Today's Pips: easy has 5 dominoes, medium has 7 dominoes, hard has 14 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 11, 2026, solved=7=>4<2

Where each domino goes

  1. 6–4: 6 on R2C5, 4 on R2C4
  2. 2–2: 2 on R1C4, 2 on R1C5
  3. 4–0: 4 on R3C1, 0 on R3C2
  4. 2–4: 2 on R1C3, 4 on R2C3
  5. 3–4: 3 on R2C1, 4 on R2C2

Every region, checked

  • R1C3, R1C4, R1C5 (all the same number): 2 + 2 + 2
  • R2C1, R3C1 (must total 7): 3 + 4 = 7
  • R2C2, R2C3, R2C4 (all the same number): 4 + 4 + 4
  • R2C5 (must total more than 4): 6
  • R3C2 (must total less than 2): 0

Medium Pips answer (7 dominoes · by Ian Livengood)

Medium Pips for October 11, 2026, solved<2=642<2>7

Where each domino goes

  1. 1–0: 1 on R1C1, 0 on R2C1
  2. 4–2: 4 on R1C3, 2 on R1C2
  3. 2–2: 2 on R1C4, 2 on R2C4
  4. 5–1: 5 on R4C4, 1 on R3C4
  5. 0–5: 0 on R4C2, 5 on R4C3
  6. 3–4: 3 on R4C1, 4 on R3C1
  7. 2–0: 2 on R2C2, 0 on R2C3

Every region, checked

  • R1C1 (must total less than 2): 1
  • R1C2, R2C2 (all the same number): 2 + 2
  • R1C3, R1C4 (must total 6): 4 + 2 = 6
  • R2C1, R3C1 (must total 4): 0 + 4 = 4
  • R2C3, R2C4 (must total 2): 0 + 2 = 2
  • R4C2 (must total less than 2): 0
  • R4C3, R4C4 (must total more than 7): 5 + 5 = 10

Hard Pips answer (14 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan)

Hard Pips for October 11, 2026, solved5>1346>42>410<5=4358=

Where each domino goes

  1. 0–4: 0 on R2C7, 4 on R1C7
  2. 6–1: 6 on R1C4, 1 on R2C4
  3. 4–2: 4 on R4C6, 2 on R5C6
  4. 6–3: 6 on R5C7, 3 on R4C7
  5. 5–5: 5 on R2C2, 5 on R3C2
  6. 4–4: 4 on R3C1, 4 on R4C1
  7. 2–5: 2 on R2C1, 5 on R1C1
  8. 0–6: 0 on R4C4, 6 on R4C3
  9. 2–2: 2 on R6C6, 2 on R6C7
  10. 0–0: 0 on R5C4, 0 on R6C4
  11. 3–1: 3 on R1C6, 1 on R2C6
  12. 3–2: 3 on R5C1, 2 on R6C1
  13. 4–5: 4 on R3C3, 5 on R3C4
  14. 2–6: 2 on R3C7, 6 on R3C6

Every region, checked

  • R1C1 (must total 5): 5
  • R1C4 (must total more than 1): 6
  • R1C6 (must total 3): 3
  • R1C7 (must total 4): 4
  • R2C1, R3C1 (must total 6): 2 + 4 = 6
  • R2C2 (must total more than 4): 5
  • R2C7, R3C7 (must total 2): 0 + 2 = 2
  • R3C2 (must total more than 4): 5
  • R3C3, R4C3 (must total 10): 4 + 6 = 10
  • R4C1 (must total less than 5): 4
  • R4C4, R5C4, R6C4 (all the same number): 0 + 0 + 0
  • R4C6 (must total 4): 4
  • R4C7 (must total 3): 3
  • R5C1, R6C1 (must total 5): 3 + 2 = 5
  • R5C6, R5C7 (must total 8): 2 + 6 = 8
  • R6C6, R6C7 (all the same number): 2 + 2
Count the tray before you start: if a value appears once, the region that needs it has only one candidate.
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