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Monday, October 19, 2026 · edited by Ian Livengood

Easy 5 · Medium 7 · Hard 10 dominoes. The hard board has 13 regions and 3 doubles.

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 19, 2026, solved=>183>3

Where each domino goes

  1. 5–5: 5 on R1C2, 5 on R1C3
  2. 2–1: 2 on R2C4, 1 on R1C4
  3. 1–5: 1 on R3C2, 5 on R4C2
  4. 5–4: 5 on R1C1, 4 on R2C1
  5. 2–6: 2 on R3C3, 6 on R2C3

Every region, checked

  • R1C1, R1C2, R1C3 (all the same number): 5 + 5 + 5
  • R2C1 (must total more than 1): 4
  • R2C3, R2C4 (must total 8): 6 + 2 = 8
  • R3C2, R3C3 (must total 3): 1 + 2 = 3
  • R4C2 (must total more than 3): 5

Medium Pips answer (7 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan)

Medium Pips for October 19, 2026, solved>3>4≠123=<5

Where each domino goes

  1. 4–3: 4 on R4C1, 3 on R3C1
  2. 4–2: 4 on R1C2, 2 on R1C3
  3. 6–3: 6 on R2C4, 3 on R2C3
  4. 0–4: 0 on R3C2, 4 on R3C3
  5. 6–1: 6 on R2C1, 1 on R2C2
  6. 5–1: 5 on R3C4, 1 on R4C4
  7. 4–4: 4 on R4C3, 4 on R5C3

Every region, checked

  • R1C2 (must total more than 3): 4
  • R1C3, R2C3 (must total more than 4): 2 + 3 = 5
  • R2C1, R2C2, R3C2 (all different numbers): 6 + 1 + 0
  • R2C4, R3C4, R4C4 (must total 12): 6 + 5 + 1 = 12
  • R3C1 (must total 3): 3
  • R3C3, R4C3, R5C3 (all the same number): 4 + 4 + 4
  • R4C1 (must total less than 5): 4

Hard Pips answer (10 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan)

Hard Pips for October 19, 2026, solved=26>116>1210<66>2

Where each domino goes

  1. 2–6: 2 on R3C3, 6 on R3C2
  2. 4–0: 4 on R4C6, 0 on R5C6
  3. 4–4: 4 on R1C1, 4 on R1C2
  4. 3–3: 3 on R2C1, 3 on R3C1
  5. 6–1: 6 on R2C6, 1 on R1C6
  6. 4–6: 4 on R5C8, 6 on R5C7
  7. 2–4: 2 on R1C4, 4 on R1C3
  8. 2–0: 2 on R3C7, 0 on R3C6
  9. 3–5: 3 on R1C8, 5 on R1C7
  10. 5–5: 5 on R4C1, 5 on R5C1

Every region, checked

  • R1C1, R1C2, R1C3 (all the same number): 4 + 4 + 4
  • R1C4 (must total 2): 2
  • R1C6, R1C7 (must total 6): 1 + 5 = 6
  • R2C1, R3C1, R3C2 (must total more than 11): 3 + 3 + 6 = 12
  • R2C6 (must total 6): 6
  • R3C3 (must total more than 1): 2
  • R3C7 (must total 2): 2
  • R4C1, R5C1 (must total 10): 5 + 5 = 10
  • R4C6, R5C6 (must total less than 6): 4 + 0 = 4
  • R5C7 (must total 6): 6
  • R5C8 (must total more than 2): 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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