New York Times Pips logic puzzle guide

Pips is a single-player logic puzzle released by the New York Times in August 2025. The game utilizes domino tiles placed horizontally or vertically within color-coded regions, each governed by specific rules.

Gameplay requires players to satisfy various conditions based on the color-coded spaces, such as ‘Number’ (pips must sum to a specific value), ‘Equal’ (all halves must match), ‘Not Equal’, ‘Less than’, or ‘Greater than’. The game features different difficulty levels, including Easy, Medium, and Hard boards, which increase in complexity through the arrangement of these rules.