Welcome to your resource on Pips, the latest entry in the New York Times game lineup. Released in August 2025, Pips provides a novel interpretation of dominoes, delivering an enjoyable solo adventure that might just become your new daily gaming fix.
At present, should you find yourself at an impasse, the game permits only the full puzzle reveal, requiring you to progress to a higher difficulty level and start afresh. But fret not, we are here to assist! Below are partial solutions that will guide you through each difficulty tier.
How to engage with Pips
If you’re familiar with dominoes, you’ll grasp the fundamentals of how Pips operates. As highlighted in our earlier tips for Pips, the tiles, much like dominoes, can be positioned either vertically or horizontally and interconnect. The primary distinction between classic dominoes and Pips is the need to satisfy the color-coded criteria. The adjacent tiles do not necessarily need to match.
The requirements you must fulfill are tailored to the color-coded areas. For example, if a solitary number is given, each side of a tile in that area must total the specified number. It’s feasible—and frequent—for just half a tile to reside within a color-coded zone.
Here are typical examples you will face across the difficulty tiers:
– Number: All the pips in this area must sum to the indicated number.
– Equal: Each domino half in this region must contain an identical number of pips.
– Not Equal: Each domino half in this segment must display entirely different numbers of pips.
– Less than: Each domino half in this zone must total less than the specified number.
– Greater than: Each domino half in this space must total more than the indicated number.
If an area is devoid of color coding, it signifies that there are no requirements concerning the portions of dominoes located in those zones.
Easy difficulty hints, solutions for Oct. 24 Pips
– Less Than (2): Everything in this area must be below 2. The solution is 1-0, arranged vertically; 0-2, laid out horizontally.
– Number (5): Everything in this area must equal 5. The solution is 0-2, set horizontally; 3-1, arranged vertically.
– Equal (0): Everything in this light blue area must be equivalent to 0. The solution is 1-0, positioned vertically; 0-0, set horizontally.
– Number (4): Everything in this region must total 4. The solution is 2-2, arranged horizontally.
Medium difficulty hints, solutions for Oct. 24 Pips
– Less Than (4): Everything in this area must be below 4. The solution is 2-1, laid out horizontally.
– Number (4): Everything in this red area must sum to 4. The solution is 2-1, placed horizontally; 2-3, positioned vertically; 0-1, laid out horizontally.
– Greater Than (4): Everything in this area must be more than 4. The solution is 5-6, arranged vertically.
– Number (10): Everything in this area must total 10. The solution is 5-2, arranged vertically; 5-6, laid out vertically; 0-1, placed horizontally.
– Number (9): Everything in this area must sum to 9. The solution is 2-3, set vertically; 6-6, arranged vertically.
– Number (4): Everything in this green area must total 4. The solution is 2-6, placed horizontally; 5-2, arranged vertically.
– Greater Than (10): Everything in this area must be greater than 10. The solution is 2-6, laid out horizontally; 6-6, positioned horizontally.
Hard difficulty hints, solutions for Oct. 24 Pips
– Number (0): Everything in this area must total 0. The solution is 0-4, arranged vertically; 0-3, positioned vertically.
– Number (8): Everything in this area must sum to 8. The solution is 4-2, arranged vertically; 0-4, placed.
– Number (4): Everything in this light blue area must total 4. The solution is 4-2, positioned vertically; 2-3, arranged horizontally.
– Number (5): Everything in this green area must add to 5. The solution is 5-0, laid out horizontally.
– Number (4): Everything in this green area must total 4. The solution is 4-1, arranged horizontally.
– Number (1): Everything in this purple area must total 1. The solution is 4-1, laid out horizontally.
– Number (2): Everything in this area must total 2. The solution is 2-0, laid out horizontally.
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