Welcome to your resource for Pips, the latest game in the New York Times lineup.

Released in August 2025, Pips presents a novel twist on dominoes, offering an enjoyable solo gaming experience that might just become part of your daily routine.

At present, if you find yourself at an impasse, the game permits you to unveil the entire puzzle, necessitating a leap to the next difficulty tier and a restart. Fear not! Below are detailed solutions that will act as clues to assist you as you progress through each level of difficulty.

How to engage with Pips

If you’re familiar with dominoes, you’ll recognize some aspects of Pips. As highlighted in our earlier hint articles for Pips, the tiles, akin to dominoes, are arranged either vertically or horizontally and interconnect with one another. The primary distinction between classic dominoes and Pips lies in the color-coded criteria you are required to fulfill. The adjacent tiles need not correspond.

The criteria you need to satisfy are unique to the color-coded areas. For instance, if it specifies a single digit, the total of each side of a tile in that area must equal the indicated number. It is not uncommon – and quite typical – for only a portion of a tile to fall within a color-coded area.

Below are typical instances you will face throughout the various difficulty levels:

• Number: All pips in this area must total the specified number.

• Equal: Each domino half in this area must possess the identical number of pips.

• Not Equal: Each domino half in this area must feature distinctly different numbers of pips.

• Less than: Each domino half in this area must sum to less than the indicated number.

• Greater than: Each domino half in this area must total more than the specified number.

If a region lacks any color coding, it signifies that there are no stipulations on the pieces of dominoes present in those regions.

Hints, solutions for Easy difficulty on April 1 Pips

Number (4): Everything in this area must sum to 4. The solution is 4-