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Sunday, November 1, 2026 · edited by Ian Livengood

Easy 5 · Medium 7 · Hard 16 dominoes. The hard board has 31 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 November 1, 2026, solved10101044>4

Where each domino goes

  1. 4–3: 4 on R4C1, 3 on R4C2
  2. 6–5: 6 on R5C2, 5 on R5C3
  3. 5–4: 5 on R1C4, 4 on R1C5
  4. 1–5: 1 on R3C2, 5 on R3C3
  5. 5–5: 5 on R2C3, 5 on R2C4

Every region, checked

  • R1C4, R2C4 (must total 10): 5 + 5 = 10
  • R2C3, R3C3 (must total 10): 5 + 5 = 10
  • R3C2, R4C2, R5C2 (must total 10): 1 + 3 + 6 = 10
  • R1C5 (must total 4): 4
  • R4C1 (must total 4): 4
  • R5C3 (must total more than 4): 5

Medium Pips answer (7 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan)

Medium Pips for November 1, 2026, solved<6>2=0≠

Where each domino goes

  1. 1–3: 1 on R2C6, 3 on R1C6
  2. 4–5: 4 on R3C5, 5 on R3C6
  3. 6–6: 6 on R3C3, 6 on R3C4
  4. 0–3: 0 on R2C4, 3 on R2C5
  5. 3–3: 3 on R1C1, 3 on R2C1
  6. 4–6: 4 on R2C2, 6 on R2C3
  7. 2–6: 2 on R3C1, 6 on R3C2

Every region, checked

  • R1C6, R2C6 (must total less than 6): 3 + 1 = 4
  • R2C2 (must total more than 2): 4
  • R2C3, R3C2, R3C3, R3C4 (all the same number): 6 + 6 + 6 + 6
  • R2C4 (must total 0): 0
  • R2C5, R3C5, R3C6 (all different numbers): 3 + 4 + 5

Hard Pips answer (16 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan)

Hard Pips for November 1, 2026, solved23408254330400503525223315

Where each domino goes

  1. 0–1: 0 on R2C1, 1 on R1C1
  2. 0–2: 0 on R3C4, 2 on R2C4
  3. 0–3: 0 on R4C4, 3 on R4C5
  4. 0–4: 0 on R4C1, 4 on R3C1
  5. 0–5: 0 on R3C6, 5 on R4C6
  6. 1–2: 1 on R6C6, 2 on R5C6
  7. 1–3: 1 on R6C4, 3 on R6C3
  8. 1–4: 1 on R1C2, 4 on R2C2
  9. 1–5: 1 on R5C4, 5 on R5C3
  10. 2–3: 2 on R5C2, 3 on R6C2
  11. 2–4: 2 on R1C3, 4 on R2C3
  12. 2–5: 2 on R5C5, 5 on R6C5
  13. 3–4: 3 on R1C4, 4 on R1C5
  14. 3–5: 3 on R3C2, 5 on R4C2
  15. 4–5: 4 on R3C5, 5 on R2C5
  16. 3–6: 3 on R3C3, 6 on R4C3

Every region, checked

  • R1C3 (must total 2): 2
  • R1C4 (must total 3): 3
  • R1C5 (must total 4): 4
  • R2C1 (must total 0): 0
  • R2C2, R2C3 (must total 8): 4 + 4 = 8
  • R2C4 (must total 2): 2
  • R2C5 (must total 5): 5
  • R3C1 (must total 4): 4
  • R3C2 (must total 3): 3
  • R3C3 (must total 3): 3
  • R3C4 (must total 0): 0
  • R3C5 (must total 4): 4
  • R3C6 (must total 0): 0
  • R4C1 (must total 0): 0
  • R4C2 (must total 5): 5
  • R4C4 (must total 0): 0
  • R4C5 (must total 3): 3
  • R4C6 (must total 5): 5
  • R5C2 (must total 2): 2
  • R5C3 (must total 5): 5
  • R5C5 (must total 2): 2
  • R5C6 (must total 2): 2
  • R6C2 (must total 3): 3
  • R6C3 (must total 3): 3
  • R6C4 (must total 1): 1
  • R6C5 (must total 5): 5
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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