NYT Pips - Challenges Ahead
December is racing by, bringing a slew of tricky Pips for us to solve. I had a hard time figuring out the placement of dominoes in yesterday's challenging Hard Pips puzzle. Can today be any easier?
To play Pips, you have a grid divided into multicolored boxes, each representing different conditions that must be achieved. You're given a limited number of dominoes to fill in the grid using specific rules and combinations. The ultimate goal is to use all dominoes while adhering to the conditions. The game features three tiers: Easy, Medium, and Difficult.
A difficult example of Pips is shown below, featuring a hotel lobby front desk or possibly the letter "D". To solve this puzzle, we need to focus on large groups and single tiles, starting with the Orange 5 and Dark Blue 4 tiles. These dominoes will help us determine which dominoes can be used in specific conditions.
To begin, let's place the 0/4 domino into Pink = and add the 5/0 domino from Orange 5 to its right. The 0/6 domino will then go above into Dark Blue > 15. Next, we'll add the 1/1 domino to the top tiles of Blue = and the 1/2 domino to the first free tile. This completes Step 1.
Step 2 involves adding the 6/2 domino from Dark Blue > 15 to Orange > 2 and the 6/2 domino to the upper Pink = group, while using the 5/2 domino from Purple 5 in Pink = as shown.
We will now solve Hard Pips using the following approach:
Hard Pips
The bottom left Orange 5 tile determines what goes into Pink =. The Dark Blue 4 tile also provides a clue for this condition.
Step 1: We'll use the 0/4 domino and 5/0 domino to start solving Hard Pips.
**Solution**
By following these steps, we successfully complete Hard Pips puzzle. This puzzle required some trial and error but was easier than yesterday's challenge or perhaps I just got lucky.
For other solutions or if you have found an alternative solution, please share your findings on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook. Be sure to follow me for daily puzzle-solving guides, TV show reviews, movie reviews, and more on this blog!
December is racing by, bringing a slew of tricky Pips for us to solve. I had a hard time figuring out the placement of dominoes in yesterday's challenging Hard Pips puzzle. Can today be any easier?
To play Pips, you have a grid divided into multicolored boxes, each representing different conditions that must be achieved. You're given a limited number of dominoes to fill in the grid using specific rules and combinations. The ultimate goal is to use all dominoes while adhering to the conditions. The game features three tiers: Easy, Medium, and Difficult.
A difficult example of Pips is shown below, featuring a hotel lobby front desk or possibly the letter "D". To solve this puzzle, we need to focus on large groups and single tiles, starting with the Orange 5 and Dark Blue 4 tiles. These dominoes will help us determine which dominoes can be used in specific conditions.
To begin, let's place the 0/4 domino into Pink = and add the 5/0 domino from Orange 5 to its right. The 0/6 domino will then go above into Dark Blue > 15. Next, we'll add the 1/1 domino to the top tiles of Blue = and the 1/2 domino to the first free tile. This completes Step 1.
Step 2 involves adding the 6/2 domino from Dark Blue > 15 to Orange > 2 and the 6/2 domino to the upper Pink = group, while using the 5/2 domino from Purple 5 in Pink = as shown.
We will now solve Hard Pips using the following approach:
Hard Pips
The bottom left Orange 5 tile determines what goes into Pink =. The Dark Blue 4 tile also provides a clue for this condition.
Step 1: We'll use the 0/4 domino and 5/0 domino to start solving Hard Pips.
**Solution**
By following these steps, we successfully complete Hard Pips puzzle. This puzzle required some trial and error but was easier than yesterday's challenge or perhaps I just got lucky.
For other solutions or if you have found an alternative solution, please share your findings on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook. Be sure to follow me for daily puzzle-solving guides, TV show reviews, movie reviews, and more on this blog!
I swear, who thought playing dominoes in a grid was fun? It just looks like a headache waiting to happen 
. And don't even get me started on the names they came up with - Hotel Lobby or Letter "D"? Like, what's next? A puzzle called "Your Couch" 
idk if i messed up the recipe or what but it was more crunchy than chewy which is def not what i wanted lol anyway gotta get back to my game face soon but just wondering if anyone else likes that granola vibe 
the pip game is soooo tricky i had a hard time even with youtube vids but idk how ppl do it w/o that kinda help 
its like puzzle master level stuff 
anyway, i'm all about trial and error rn so wanna see ur soln pls 
btw have you seen that new show on netflix about the mysterious island 
. I agree that it's a great game, but some steps can be super tricky 
. The solution you provided is spot on, but I did find myself scratching my head at the Orange 5 tile placement 
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... I mean, who thought it was a good idea to have puzzles with so many rules? In my day, we just had Sudoku and that was enough. Now you've got all these newfangled rules about dominoes and whatnot 
. But hey, if it keeps people busy while they're waiting for their next show or movie to come out, I'm all for it 
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i need to see a solution that makes sense or i'm just gonna be over here trying to figure it out on my own 
can someone please come up with a step by step guide for hard pips? like, what if you're stuck and don't know where to start? 
. Anyway, I'm glad I got to stumble upon it and share my thoughts with you! 
it's crazy how the game is still around but the puzzles are getting way too hard lol what happened to just having fun with dominoes? back then we didn't need all these steps and rules, we just played until we got bored 
