Welcome to your resource for Pips, the newest addition to the New York Times game lineup. Launched in August 2025, Pips introduces a fresh take on dominoes, providing an engaging solo gaming experience that could evolve into your daily routine. If you find yourself at an impasse, the game currently unveils the complete puzzle, prompting you to transition to the next level of difficulty and begin anew. But fear not, we’re here to assist! Below are partial solutions to guide you through each level of difficulty.

**How to play Pips**

If you’re familiar with dominoes, you’ll grasp the foundational mechanics of Pips. The tiles, similar to dominoes, can be arranged either vertically or horizontally and interconnect. The primary distinction lies in the color-coded requirements that you must fulfill. The adjacent tiles do not necessarily need to correspond.

The requirements are tailored to the color-coded sections. For instance, if a specific number is given, each side of a tile within that section must total that number. It’s typical for only a portion of a tile to fall within a color-coded area.

Common instances across difficulty tiers comprise:

– **Number**: All pips in this section must total the specified number.
– **Equal**: Every domino half in this section must have an identical number of pips.
– **Not Equal**: Every domino half in this section must bear a different number of pips.
– **Less than**: Every domino half in this section must sum to less than the given number.
– **Greater than**: Every domino half in this section must sum to more than the given number.

If a region does not have color coding, there are no restrictions on the domino sections within those areas.

**Easy difficulty hints, answers for Oct. 27 Pips**

– **Number (3)**: All must add up to 3. Solution: 3-1, oriented vertically.
– **Number (2)**: All must total 2. Solution: 2-3, oriented vertically.
– **Number (3)**: All must add up to 3. Solution: 3-1, oriented vertically; 2-4, oriented horizontally; 0-3, oriented horizontally.
– **Equal (3)**: All must equal 3. Solution: 0-3, oriented horizontally; 2-3, oriented vertically.

**Medium difficulty hints, answers for Oct. 27 Pips**

– **Less Than (2)**: All must be less than 2. Solution: 1-3, oriented horizontally.
– **Equal (3)**: All must equal 3. Solution: 1-3, oriented horizontally; 3-4, oriented horizontally.
– **Equal (4)**: All must equal 4. Solution: 3-4, oriented horizontally; 4-4, oriented vertically.
– **Number (9)**: All must sum to 9. Solution: 4-4, oriented vertically; 4-2, oriented vertically.
– **Number (2)**: All must total 2. Solution: 5-2, oriented vertically.

– **Number (5)**: All must add up to 5. Solution: 0-2, oriented horizontally; 5-3, oriented vertically.
– **Equal (2)**: All must equal 2. Solution: 0-2, oriented horizontally; 2-3, oriented vertically.
– **Equal (3)**: All must equal 3. Solution: 5-2, oriented vertically; 2-3, oriented vertically.

**Hard difficulty hints, answers for Oct. 27 Pips**

– **Equal (1)**: All must equal 1. Solution: 1-1, oriented horizontally; 1-4, oriented vertically; 1-2, oriented vertically.
– **Number (4)**: All must sum to 4. Solution: 1-4, oriented vertically.
– **Number (1)**: All must total 1. Solution: 0-2, oriented horizontally; 1-3, oriented vertically.
– **Equal (2)**: All must equal 2. Solution: 0-2, oriented horizontally; 2-3, oriented vertically.
– **Equal (3)**: All must equal 3. Solution: 1-3, oriented vertically; 2-3, oriented vertically.

– **Number (4)**: All must sum to 4. Solution: 2-2, oriented vertically.
– **Number (1)**: All must total 1. Solution: 0-1, oriented vertically.
– **Equal (0)**: All must equal 0. Solution: 0-0, oriented vertically; 0-3, oriented horizontally; 0-4, positioned.