Overview

• Forbes published solutions for the Oct. 2 Pips puzzles, including a step-by-step guide to the Difficult tier.
• Mashable continued its daily coverage with piecemeal hints and full answers for the Oct. 1 puzzles across all difficulties.
• Pips is a New York Times Games logic title launched in August 2025 that uses domino-style tiles placed under color-coded numeric rules.
• The in-app help currently reveals the entire solution at once, a design that drives demand for incremental third-party hints.
• Unofficial resources such as pipsgamer.com outline rules and controls and state they are not affiliated with The New York Times.