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Tap a domino, then tap the board to place it.

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Pips-Style Unlimitedis a free, endless Pips-style domino logic game. Each board is a handful of cells split into coloured regions, and a tray of dominoes that fills it exactly. Place them all so every region's condition holds. Pick easy, medium or hard, and start a new board whenever you like. No daily limit, no download, and no ads between moves.

How to play

  1. Pick a domino from the tray. Tap it again, or press Rotate, to turn it.
  2. Tap a cell to place it. Each domino covers two neighbouring cells, and every cell gets exactly one domino half.
  3. Meet every condition. A region's label turns green when it's right and red when it can't work.
  4. Tap a placed domino to pick it back up. Undo and Clear are under the tray.

What the region labels mean

  • A number: the pips in the region add up to exactly that number.
  • =: every pip in the region is the same.
  • ≠: no two pips in the region match.
  • <N and >N: the region's total is below or above N.
  • Grey cells have no condition: anything goes.

Each region also has its own stripe, dot or line pattern, so you can tell them apart without relying on colour. The list under the board spells every condition out in words.

Easy, medium and hard

Easy boards use five or six dominoes with mostly exact sums and “=” regions. Medium adds “≠”, less-than and greater-than regions on eight dominoes. Hard boards use ten to twelve dominoes and bigger regions. Every board is built from a finished answer and then checked by the same engine behind our Pips solver, so it always has a solution, and nearly always just one.

Strategy tips

  • Start with single cells. A one-cell region with a number tells you exactly which half goes there.
  • Then “=” regions. They need matching halves or a double, and the tray rarely has many.
  • Count extremes. A small total needs blanks and ones; a big one needs fives and sixes.
  • Watch corners. A cell with only one free neighbour decides which way its domino lies.

Is Pips-Style Unlimited free?

Yes. Every board is free to play in your browser. The site is ad-supported, but ads never interrupt a game in progress, and you can remove them with the Player Club ($3.99/mo), a $2.99 Day Pass or a Plus plan.

Keep playing

Stuck on today's NYT board? Rebuild it in the Pips solver. Or try Quordle-Style Unlimited, Star Battle, Kakuro or today's daily puzzles.

Pips is a game and trademark of The New York Times Company. PuzzlePage is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The New York Times. This is an independent, free Pips-style domino puzzle with its own boards.

Common questions

What is Pips-Style Unlimited?

A free, endless Pips-style domino logic game. Each board is a set of cells grouped into coloured regions. Place every domino from the tray so each one covers two neighbouring cells and every region meets its condition. When you finish, start a new board straight away.

What do the region conditions mean?

A number means the pips in that region add up to exactly that number. = means every pip in the region is the same. ≠ means no two pips in the region match. <N and >N mean the region's total is below or above N. Grey cells have no condition.

How do I place and rotate a domino?

Tap a domino in the tray to pick it up, tap it again (or press Rotate) to turn it, then tap a cell on the board. Tap a placed domino to pick it back up. Undo and Clear are under the tray.

Does every board have a solution?

Yes. Every board is generated from a finished answer and then checked by our Pips solver before you see it. Almost every board also has exactly one answer, apart from dominoes you can turn end to end inside one region.

Is Pips-Style Unlimited free?

Yes. It's free and ad-supported, with no app to install. Ads never interrupt a game in progress, and you can remove them with the Player Club, a $2.99 Day Pass or a Plus plan.

Is this the New York Times Pips?

No. It's an independent Pips-style game with its own boards. Pips is a New York Times game and trademark; PuzzlePage is not affiliated with The New York Times.

Can I share a board with a friend?

Yes. After you solve a board, tap Challenge a friend to copy a link to that exact puzzle.

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