Welcome to your resource for Pips, the newest entry in the New York Times games lineup.

Debuting in August 2025, Pips presents a novel spin on dominoes, delivering an enjoyable solo gaming adventure that could become part of your daily rituals.

At present, if you encounter a challenge, the game will reveal the entire puzzle, encouraging you to move on to the next difficulty level and restart. But rest assured, we’re here to assist! Below are hints designed to guide you through every difficulty tier.

How to play Pips

<pIf you're acquainted with dominoes, you will understand how Pips operates. As we previously hinted for Pips, the tiles, akin to dominoes, can be arranged vertically or horizontally and interconnect. The primary distinction lies in the color-coded conditions you need to fulfill. The adjacent tiles do not have to match.

The conditions pertain to the color-coded areas. For example, if a single number is specified, each side of a tile in that area must total the given number. It is possible—and frequent—for only part of a tile to reside within a color-coded area.

Below are common scenarios you’ll find across the various difficulty levels:

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

• Equal: Each domino half in this area must contain an identical number of pips.

• Not Equal: Each domino half in this area must showcase a distinct number of pips.

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

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

If an area has no color coding, it indicates there are no conditions on the sections of dominoes within those spaces.

Easy difficulty hints, answers for Oct. 18 Pips

Greater Than (5): All elements in this orange area must exceed 5. The solution is 5-3, arranged horizontally.

Number (9): All elements in