Pips: The NYT’s Fresh Take on Logic and Numbers

The New York Times has done it again. After captivating the world with Wordle and Connections, the team has turned its puzzle-making genius toward numbers and strategy. Pips NYT, launched globally in August 2025, is a fresh and deceptively simple-looking logic game that challenges players to think spatially, numerically, and creatively all at once.
In Pips, you’re given a set of dominoes, each with two pip values, and a colorful grid divided into regions, each governed by its own rule. Some regions might demand matching numbers, others forbid duplicates, while a few require clever sums that fit “greater than” or “less than” conditions. Your goal? Place every domino perfectly so that all the regions’ conditions are satisfied.
It’s part math, part logic, and part visual puzzle, a satisfying blend that rewards both patience and intuition. With its clean design, drag-and-drop interactivity, and adjustable difficulty levels, Pips is shaping up to be the next daily brain-teaser hit for fans who love the feeling of everything clicking into place.