Pips NYT
New
- Genre Puzzle games
- Players 1
- Session 7 min
- Price Free
- Updated
A logic puzzle built from dominoes, and a genuinely clever use of them. You have a set of tiles and a board marked into regions, each region carrying a constraint — a required sum, all values equal, all values different — and the puzzle is to fill every square such that every constraint holds at the same time. What makes it good is that the dominoes are rigid. A tile places two specific values in two adjacent squares, so satisfying one region frequently forces something in a neighbouring one, and the solving process is chains of implication rather than trial and error. That is the same pleasure a good logic grid offers, and the domino shape gives it a geometry that numbers alone would not. It is solvable by reasoning in every case, with exactly one answer, which is the standard a puzzle of this kind has to meet. Sessions are a few minutes, there is no timer, and the daily format gives it a natural stopping point. It works perfectly on a phone, needs no account, and is one of the better additions to the daily-puzzle category in a while.
| Drag | Place a domino |
|---|---|
| Click or tap | Rotate before placing |
| Undo | Remove the last tile |
| R | Reset the board |
How to play Pips NYT
- Start with the most constrained region; it usually has only one arrangement.
- Work out what a placement forces in the neighbouring region before confirming it.
- Track which tile values remain, not just which squares are empty.
- Use undo freely — exploring implications is the intended method.
- Reset rather than forcing a board that has gone wrong.
Tips
- The tightest constraint is always the right place to start.
- Each domino affects two regions at once, which is where the real difficulty lives.
- There is exactly one solution, so anything ambiguous means you have made an error.
Questions about Pips NYT
Is there a timer?
No.
Is there one solution?
Yes, exactly one.
Is it solvable by logic?
Entirely.
Is it daily?
Yes, with a new puzzle each day.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes.
Does it need installing?
No.
How long does one take?
A few minutes.
