Key facts
- The New York Times game Pips was released in August 2025.
- Pips is a single-player puzzle game resembling dominoes with color-coded spaces.
- Conditions include Number, Equal, Not Equal, Less than, and Greater than.
- Hints and answers are provided for June 5, 2026, across Easy, Medium, and Hard difficulties.
The New York Times' game Pips, released in August 2025, is a single-player puzzle that resembles dominoes but incorporates color-coded conditions. The game requires players to place tiles (domino halves) vertically or horizontally, connecting them based on specific rules tied to the color of the space they occupy. These conditions include 'Number,' where all pips in a space must add up to a given number; 'Equal,' requiring all domino halves in a space to match; 'Not Equal,' demanding all halves to be different; 'Less than,' where the sum must be below a number; and 'Greater than,' where the sum must exceed a number. If a space is not color-coded, there are no specific conditions. This article provides hints and answers for the puzzles on June 5, 2026, across Easy, Medium, and Hard difficulty levels, detailing specific tile placements and conditions for each challenge.