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Friday, October 30, 2026 · edited by Ian Livengood

Easy 5 · Medium 7 · Hard 13 dominoes. The hard board has 19 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 30, 2026, solved==<1<1

Where each domino goes

  1. 0–0: 0 on R3C1, 0 on R4C1
  2. 5–0: 5 on R3C4, 0 on R4C4
  3. 3–1: 3 on R2C2, 1 on R2C3
  4. 0–1: 0 on R3C2, 1 on R3C3
  5. 5–5: 5 on R1C4, 5 on R2C4

Every region, checked

  • R1C4, R2C4, R3C4 (all the same number): 5 + 5 + 5
  • R2C3, R3C3 (all the same number): 1 + 1
  • R3C1, R4C1, R3C2 (must total less than 1): 0 + 0 + 0 = 0
  • R4C4 (must total less than 1): 0

Medium Pips answer (7 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan)

Medium Pips for October 30, 2026, solved1>2<3=74>3

Where each domino goes

  1. 2–3: 2 on R2C2, 3 on R1C2
  2. 4–0: 4 on R3C1, 0 on R3C2
  3. 5–3: 5 on R2C5, 3 on R2C4
  4. 2–2: 2 on R2C6, 2 on R3C6
  5. 2–0: 2 on R3C5, 0 on R3C4
  6. 3–3: 3 on R2C3, 3 on R3C3
  7. 2–1: 2 on R2C1, 1 on R1C1

Every region, checked

  • R1C1 (must total 1): 1
  • R1C2 (must total more than 2): 3
  • R2C2, R3C2 (must total less than 3): 2 + 0 = 2
  • R2C3, R2C4 (all the same number): 3 + 3
  • R2C5, R3C5 (must total 7): 5 + 2 = 7
  • R2C6, R3C6 (must total 4): 2 + 2 = 4
  • R3C1 (must total more than 3): 4

Hard Pips answer (13 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan)

Hard Pips for October 30, 2026, solved6<205304464=63926<75

Where each domino goes

  1. 4–5: 4 on R4C6, 5 on R5C6
  2. 4–3: 4 on R4C3, 3 on R4C4
  3. 6–1: 6 on R1C7, 1 on R2C7
  4. 0–5: 0 on R3C5, 5 on R4C5
  5. 3–0: 3 on R2C8, 0 on R2C9
  6. 4–1: 4 on R6C8, 1 on R6C7
  7. 3–3: 3 on R6C3, 3 on R6C4
  8. 4–4: 4 on R3C6, 4 on R3C7
  9. 6–6: 6 on R4C1, 6 on R4C2
  10. 6–4: 6 on R3C8, 4 on R3C9
  11. 3–5: 3 on R3C4, 5 on R3C3
  12. 2–1: 2 on R4C7, 1 on R5C7
  13. 2–6: 2 on R5C3, 6 on R5C2

Every region, checked

  • R1C7 (must total 6): 6
  • R2C7 (must total less than 2): 1
  • R2C9 (must total 0): 0
  • R3C3 (must total 5): 5
  • R3C4 (must total 3): 3
  • R3C5 (must total 0): 0
  • R3C6 (must total 4): 4
  • R3C7 (must total 4): 4
  • R3C8 (must total 6): 6
  • R3C9 (must total 4): 4
  • R4C1, R4C2, R5C2 (all the same number): 6 + 6 + 6
  • R4C3, R5C3 (must total 6): 4 + 2 = 6
  • R4C4 (must total 3): 3
  • R4C5, R4C6 (must total 9): 5 + 4 = 9
  • R4C7 (must total 2): 2
  • R5C6, R5C7 (must total 6): 5 + 1 = 6
  • R6C3, R6C4 (must total less than 7): 3 + 3 = 6
  • R6C7, R6C8 (must total 5): 1 + 4 = 5
Every cell of an equals region takes one value, so a double laid inside it fills two of its cells at once.
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