Joyous Saturday! Here’s your overview of Pips, the latest entry in the New York Times gaming collection.

Introduced in August 2025, Pips brings an innovative twist to dominoes, offering an engaging single-player experience that could become your new daily gaming habit.

If you find yourself in a bind, the game currently permits revealing the entire puzzle, necessitating you to progress to the next difficulty level and start anew. But relax, we’ve got your back! Below are detailed answers to assist you in navigating through each level of difficulty.

How to engage with Pips

<pIf you are well-versed in dominoes, you'll grasp the fundamentals of how Pips operates. As previously stated in our hints for Pips, the tiles, much like dominoes, are positioned either vertically or horizontally and interconnect. The main distinction between classic dominoes and Pips lies in the color-coded requirements you need to fulfill. The adjacent tiles do not necessarily have to correspond.

The requirements you must satisfy are particular to the color-coded areas. For example, if a single digit is indicated, every side of a tile in that area must sum up to that digit. It’s usual—and possible—for only half of a tile to fit within a color-coded region.

Here are typical scenarios you will face throughout the difficulty levels:

• Number: All the pips in this zone must total to the given number.

• Equal: Each domino half in this area must have an identical amount of pips.

• Not Equal: Each domino half in this zone must display a completely distinct quantity of pips.

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

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

If an area is devoid of color coding, it indicates that there are no stipulations concerning the parts of dominoes within those areas.

Simplified difficulty hints, solutions for Sept. 29 Pips

Greater Than (3): All elements in this space must exceed 3. The solution is 4-1, oriented horizontally.