How to Play Pips

Pips is a daily domino puzzle from The New York Times Games. You get a board of colored regions and a set of dominoes. Put every domino on the board so each region follows its rule.

What the regions mean

• A number: the pips in that region add up to the number.
• =: every half-domino in the region shows the same number.
• ≠: every half shows a different number.
• < or >: the total is under or over the number.
• No color: anything goes.

Tips

1. Fill one-cell regions first: the number is the answer for that cell.
2. Look for the biggest dominoes (like 6-6): they only fit where totals are high.
3. An = region with many cells usually needs doubles.
4. Corners and dead ends have only one way a domino can lie.

Stuck on today's board? See today's hints.