Pips Where Numbers Share Space

[Skyler Clooney]

Pips NYT is a logic puzzle designed around interaction rather than isolation. Created by the New York Times Games team and launched globally in August 2025, it challenges players to place dominoes into a grid where every colored region carries a specific numerical expectation. No region exists on its own, and no placement solves only one problem.
As the board fills, relationships between areas become increasingly clear. A decision that satisfies one rule can pressure another, encouraging players to think in terms of structure instead of individual moves. The puzzle unfolds through revision and insight rather than quick success.
The satisfaction of Pips comes from alignment. When every condition holds, and the final domino settles into place, the grid feels resolved in a way that is both logical and deliberate.