Forbes Publishes New NYT ‘Pips’ Walkthrough for ‘8’-Shaped Board, Pushing for Tougher Modes

Erik Kain’s latest guide doubles as an appeal for an Extreme difficulty to give players the stepwise help the app doesn’t provide.

Overview

For Sunday, Nov. 16, Forbes posted full solutions for Easy, Medium and a move‑by‑move Hard walkthrough on an “8”-shaped grid, opening in the Purple 12 group and routing key tiles through Pink 8 and Blue equals regions.
Saturday’s Nov. 15 guide solved a “4”-shaped Hard board with a concrete sequence that began in the Orange 0 group using the 0/0 and 0/4 dominoes.
Both pieces re‑explain Pips’ core mechanics, detailing color‑coded conditions for equals, not‑equals, greater/less than, and exact totals across the grid.
Kain proposes an Extreme or Mega tier restricted to players who clear existing levels and a penalty‑based Hard Mode that docks incorrect final placements.
The coverage notes a continuing run of numeral‑shaped layouts and aligns with growing reliance on outside, incremental aids, as seen in Mashable’s piecemeal Nov. 16 hints.