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I am a big fan of the latest games thread puzzle. Pips was only launched about a week ago, but it seems to have already picked up money. If you like playing Domines – either a real game or just pulp and knock them down – then you should definitely give this attempt. Read on the explanator how the game acts and help in today’s three puzzles.
Looking for PAPS solutions on Monday? Read yesterday’s guide here.
How to play pips
In PIPS you have a multicolor box network. Any colored area represents a different “state” you need to achieve. You have a number of Domin’s products that you need to spend charging in the network. You must use each domino and to achieve any condition correctly to win. There are easy, medium and heavy layers.
Here is an example of difficulty tier pipes:
An example of PIPS
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As you can see, the network has a bunch of symbols and numbers with each color. On the other hand, three purple squares must not be one of the same equal (hence the equal sign stopped). Two pink squares next to that must be equal to a total of 0. Zig-zeagging blue square must be equal to each other. You can click Dominos to rotate them and they will need to rotate to fit where they belong. Not shown on this network are other conditions, such as “less than” or “more than”. It varies grid. Blank spaces can have anything.
To win, you must use all your domins by filling out all squares, be sure to fit each state.
Today’s Solution for Pips
Read on solutions for simple and medium puzzles and guided walks of heavy PIPs. Obviously the spoiler is.
Light
This varnish pips actually threw me on the loop, although in my defense at the time.
Middle
This was a little harder, and the shape – basically lowercase ‘H’ – it’s fun.
Today’s middle pips
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Tough
I go through the way through Tough Tier puzzle step by step.
For Pips Tuesday we have a network that looks like this:
Today’s Pips
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Sometimes I will look for individual boxes that have a set quantity. In today’s puzzle we have a purple box (4), orange box (0) and blue box (6). We also have a pink box that must be less than 2, which could be or 1 or empty.
This was a little much for work, so I went to the upper left corner and noticed that purple boxes had to be 10 years old, and pink boxes were equal. I was looking for dominoes that could do. There was no double 5 and there was no 1 / empty domino. I decided that the most likely pieces were 4/1 domino and 6 / empty domino and almost atd them. As well:
Today’s Pips
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Just below, three blue boxes needed equal and two orange boxes needed to equal 12. The only way to equal 12 is to have two 6s. I turned on one 3/6 on top, left to right, double 3 domino to circle the blues, and 6/4 domino to finish orange boxes. I knew it had to be 6/4 domino, because it was at the bottom of the puzzle “Less than 2” pink boxes next to 6 blue boxes. The only thing that could be now 6/1 domino. As well:
Today’s Pips
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At this point I had three dark blue tiles that needed no It is equal to each other, three green boxes that worked and a couple of single custodians. Just a quick look at what is left with Orange 0 should be with 3/0 Domino, because all three green tiles were to be 3/4 domino, and then the domino was covered 2 into dark blue tiles. It left us with 5/4 domino with 5 in blue and 4 in gray and Voila throne! We’re done!
Today’s Pips
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This was much easier than the PIPs yesterday, or I just had the easier time to visualize him today. I’m not sure. I only played this game for a few days, so my strategy is getting better or that challenge is just very different every day, which is certainly how many other thread puzzles is. Still I like this. It is very simple and elegant. What do you think about it so far?
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