Welcome to your walkthrough for Pips, the newest entry in the New York Times game lineup.

Released in August 2025, Pips provides an innovative take on dominoes, offering an enjoyable single-player adventure that could become part of your daily gaming habit.

At the moment, if you find yourself at a standstill, the game reveals the entire puzzle, pushing you to advance to the next level of difficulty and restart. However, there’s no need to fret; we have assistance for you! Below are clues that will guide you through each level of difficulty.

How to engage with Pips

<pIf you're acquainted with dominoes, you'll grasp how Pips is played. As highlighted in our earlier hints pieces for Pips, the tiles, similar to dominoes, are positioned either vertically or horizontally and connect with one another. The primary distinction from conventional dominoes lies in the color-coded criteria you must fulfill. The adjacent tiles do not necessarily have to correspond.

The requirements you need to satisfy relate specifically to the color-coded areas. For instance, if a single digit is indicated, all sides of a tile occupying that area must total the specified number. It’s common – and feasible – for just half a tile to fit within a color-coded section.

Here are typical scenarios you will meet throughout the various difficulty levels:

• Number: All pips within this area must sum up to the indicated number.

• Equal: Each half of the domino in this area must have the same pip count.

• Not Equal: Each half of the domino in this area must feature a uniquely different pip count.

• Less than: Each half of the domino in this area must total less than the specified number.

• Greater than: Each half of the domino in this area must equal more than the indicated number.

If a section lacks any color coding, it signifies there are no requirements on the domino pieces situated in those regions.

Hints and answers for easy difficulty in Oct. 23 Pips

Equal (3): All components in this orange zone must equal 3. The solution is 3-3, arranged vertically;