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

Released in August 2025, Pips provides an innovative spin on dominoes, offering an engaging solo gameplay experience that could turn into your new daily ritual.

At present, if you find yourself at an impasse, the game reveals the whole puzzle, necessitating a move to the next level of difficulty and a complete restart. But fear not, we’ve got you sorted! Below are tips to assist you in navigating each level of difficulty.

How to play Pips

<pIf you're acquainted with dominoes, you'll grasp the fundamentals of how Pips operates. As noted in our earlier Pips hint articles, the tiles, akin to dominoes, can be arranged either vertically or horizontally and interconnect. The primary distinction from classic dominoes is the color-coded conditions you must satisfy. The adjacent tiles do not necessarily need to correspond.

The conditions pertain to the color-coded areas. For example, if a single digit is specified, every side of a tile in that spot must total the given number. It’s feasible – and frequent – for merely half a tile to reside within a color-coded area.

Here are typical illustrations you’ll face across the levels of difficulty:

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

• Equal: Every domino half in this space must feature the same amount of pips.

• Not Equal: Every domino half in this region must display a different amount of pips.

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

• Greater than: Every domino half in this zone must total more than the stated number.

If an area lacks color coding, there are no stipulations concerning the domino pieces within those sections.

Hints and solutions for Easy difficulty, Oct. 20 Pips

Number (11): Everything in this area must sum to 11. The solution is 0-6, arranged vertically; 5-4, arranged horizontally.

Number (10):