Greetings to your reference on Pips, the latest entry in the New York Times gaming series.

Introduced in August 2025, Pips presents an innovative version of dominoes, offering an enjoyable single-player adventure that could become your go-to daily activity.

At present, if you hit a wall, the game permits you to uncover the whole puzzle, necessitating a shift to the next difficulty level and starting fresh. But fear not, we’ve got your back! Below are partial solutions that will serve as clues, aiding you through each level of difficulty.

Instructions for playing Pips

If you’ve had experience with dominoes, you’ll grasp how Pips functions. As stated in our earlier Pips hint articles, the tiles, akin to dominoes, can be positioned vertically or horizontally and must connect with one another. The primary distinction between conventional dominoes and Pips is the color-coded requirements you need to fulfill. The adjacent tiles don’t necessarily have to correspond.

The requirements you must satisfy are particular to the color-coded areas. For example, if a single digit appears, every side of a tile in that area must total up to the indicated number. It is feasible – and frequent – for just half of a tile to fit within a color-coded area.

Here are standard instances you’ll come across in the various levels of difficulty:

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

• Equal: Each domino half in this area must display the same number of pips.

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

• Less than: Each domino half in this space must total less than the given number.

• Greater than: Each domino half in this space must total more than the indicated number.

If a section is devoid of color coding, it signifies that there are no conditions regarding the segments of dominoes within those spaces.

Hints and solutions for easy difficulty on Feb. 23 Pips

Number (6): All elements in this area must sum to 6. The answer is