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Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · edited by Ian Livengood

Easy 5 · Medium 7 · Hard 16 dominoes. The hard board has 32 regions and 0 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 28, 2026, solved<3<2=3

Where each domino goes

  1. 0–0: 0 on R1C6, 0 on R2C6
  2. 1–4: 1 on R4C4, 4 on R4C3
  3. 6–4: 6 on R3C2, 4 on R4C2
  4. 2–5: 2 on R4C5, 5 on R3C5
  5. 1–1: 1 on R1C1, 1 on R2C1

Every region, checked

  • R1C1, R2C1 (must total less than 3): 1 + 1 = 2
  • R1C6, R2C6 (must total less than 2): 0 + 0 = 0
  • R4C2, R4C3 (all the same number): 4 + 4
  • R4C4, R4C5 (must total 3): 1 + 2 = 3

Medium Pips answer (7 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan)

Medium Pips for October 28, 2026, solved8=<15>03

Where each domino goes

  1. 2–3: 2 on R3C4, 3 on R4C4
  2. 6–0: 6 on R4C1, 0 on R3C1
  3. 5–5: 5 on R2C3, 5 on R2C4
  4. 0–4: 0 on R3C2, 4 on R2C2
  5. 1–4: 1 on R3C3, 4 on R4C3
  6. 5–3: 5 on R1C3, 3 on R1C2
  7. 2–1: 2 on R2C1, 1 on R1C1

Every region, checked

  • R1C1, R1C2, R2C2 (must total 8): 1 + 3 + 4 = 8
  • R1C3, R2C3, R2C4 (all the same number): 5 + 5 + 5
  • R3C2 (must total less than 1): 0
  • R3C3, R4C3 (must total 5): 1 + 4 = 5
  • R4C1 (must total more than 0): 6
  • R4C4 (must total 3): 3

Hard Pips answer (16 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan)

Hard Pips for October 28, 2026, solved3452413040025425301331223505114

Where each domino goes

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

Every region, checked

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