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Pips October 29, 2026 answer — October 29, 2026

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Thursday, October 29, 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 29, 2026, solved<1>4<3<110>5

Where each domino goes

  1. 0–4: 0 on R3C2, 4 on R3C3
  2. 0–5: 0 on R1C2, 5 on R1C3
  3. 4–5: 4 on R3C1, 5 on R2C1
  4. 3–6: 3 on R4C2, 6 on R4C3
  5. 1–6: 1 on R2C4, 6 on R3C4

Every region, checked

  • R1C2 (must total less than 1): 0
  • R2C1 (must total more than 4): 5
  • R2C4 (must total less than 3): 1
  • R3C2 (must total less than 1): 0
  • R3C3, R3C4 (must total 10): 4 + 6 = 10
  • R4C3 (must total more than 5): 6

Medium Pips answer (7 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan)

Medium Pips for October 29, 2026, solved3>3=<5<1

Where each domino goes

  1. 6–3: 6 on R2C3, 3 on R2C4
  2. 5–0: 5 on R3C4, 0 on R4C4
  3. 6–6: 6 on R3C3, 6 on R4C3
  4. 1–6: 1 on R2C1, 6 on R1C1
  5. 2–0: 2 on R4C1, 0 on R3C1
  6. 1–2: 1 on R5C2, 2 on R4C2
  7. 6–4: 6 on R3C2, 4 on R2C2

Every region, checked

  • R2C1, R3C1, R4C1 (must total 3): 1 + 0 + 2 = 3
  • R2C2 (must total more than 3): 4
  • R2C3, R3C2, R3C3, R4C3 (all the same number): 6 + 6 + 6 + 6
  • R4C2, R5C2 (must total less than 5): 2 + 1 = 3
  • R4C4 (must total less than 1): 0

Hard Pips answer (14 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan)

Hard Pips for October 29, 2026, solved8<36>5>7=>1≠7=23

Where each domino goes

  1. 0–3: 0 on R7C4, 3 on R8C4
  2. 6–0: 6 on R2C9, 0 on R2C8
  3. 3–2: 3 on R6C5, 2 on R6C4
  4. 4–3: 4 on R5C4, 3 on R5C5
  5. 6–6: 6 on R4C7, 6 on R5C7
  6. 0–1: 0 on R9C4, 1 on R9C5
  7. 0–5: 0 on R6C3, 5 on R5C3
  8. 1–5: 1 on R3C1, 5 on R4C1
  9. 2–6: 2 on R3C8, 6 on R3C7
  10. 3–6: 3 on R6C6, 6 on R5C6
  11. 3–5: 3 on R3C2, 5 on R3C3
  12. 2–4: 2 on R2C6, 4 on R2C7
  13. 1–3: 1 on R4C3, 3 on R4C4
  14. 4–0: 4 on R1C8, 0 on R1C7

Every region, checked

  • R1C7, R1C8, R2C7, R2C8 (must total 8): 0 + 4 + 4 + 0 = 8
  • R2C6 (must total less than 3): 2
  • R2C9 (must total 6): 6
  • R3C1, R4C1 (must total more than 5): 1 + 5 = 6
  • R3C2, R3C3 (must total more than 7): 3 + 5 = 8
  • R3C7, R4C7, R5C6, R5C7 (all the same number): 6 + 6 + 6 + 6
  • R3C8 (must total more than 1): 2
  • R4C3, R5C3, R6C3 (all different numbers): 1 + 5 + 0
  • R4C4, R5C4 (must total 7): 3 + 4 = 7
  • R5C5, R6C5, R6C6 (all the same number): 3 + 3 + 3
  • R6C4 (must total 2): 2
  • R7C4, R8C4 (must total 3): 0 + 3 = 3
Count the tray before you start: if a value appears once, the region that needs it has only one candidate.
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