Happy Saturday and thank you for checking out your guide to Pips, the latest entry in the New York Times game series.

Debuting in August 2025, Pips provides a unique spin on dominoes, offering a charming single-player experience that could easily turn into your new daily gaming habit.

At present, if you find yourself unable to proceed, the game will display the complete puzzle, which compels you to advance to the next level of difficulty and restart. But fret not, we’re here to assist! Below, you’ll find detailed answers that will act as hints to help you progress through each level of challenge.

How to engage with Pips

If you have prior experience with dominoes, you will already be somewhat acquainted with the gameplay of Pips. As outlined in our earlier hints for Pips, the tiles, akin to dominoes, can be arranged either vertically or horizontally and connect with one another. The primary distinction between a classic domino game and Pips lies in the color-coded rules you must follow. The adjoining tiles do not have to align in value.

The criteria you need to satisfy pertain to the color-coded sections. For instance, if it indicates a single digit, all sides of a tile in that section must sum to the given number. It’s feasible – and typical – for only half a tile to reside within a color-coded area.

Here are common scenarios you’ll face throughout the levels of difficulty:

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

• Equal: Each domino half in this section must display the same quantity of pips.

• Not Equal: Every half of a domino in this section must show a distinctly different number of pips.

• Less than: Each domino half in this section must add up to a value lower than the specified number.

• Greater than: Each domino half in this section must have a total that exceeds the specified number.

If an area lacks color coding, it indicates that there are no requirements for the halves of dominoes within those spaces.

Easy difficulty hints, answers for Sept. 21 Pips

Number (4): Everything in this section must