Overview
- Pips launched globally on August 18 around 12 p.m. ET and is available on the NYT Games app for iOS and Android as well as on mobile and desktop browsers.
- Players place and rotate digital dominoes to satisfy color-coded regional rules—such as equals, not-equals, greater/less than, or target sums—in puzzles handcrafted by editors rather than generated by AI.
- Three daily options—Easy, Medium, and Hard—let users choose their challenge or play more than once per day, with an interactive “How to Play” experience guiding newcomers.
- Media outlets are publishing how-to guides plus daily hints and solutions for the first post-launch puzzles on August 19–20, following strong interest from a spring Canada beta.
- NYT Games will promote the launch with an in-person tie-in at PIPS wine bar in Brooklyn Heights from August 28–30, where a solved puzzle can be shown for a complimentary cocktail.