"Using both Wordle-which the company bought from indie game designer Josh Wardle in 2022-and their popular daily crossword puzzle as twin anchors, the Times has built a Games app that has boosted the company's revenues to record levels. The Times' process for developing games is as thoughtful and deliberate as its reporting is not. So when the NYT Games team launches a new puzzle, I can usually count on it to be a worthy addition to their portfolio."
"Pips isn't just the best game on that app already, it's one of the best games I've ever played. On any platform. My endorsement doesn't carry a ton of weight, since I'm not a hardcore gamer and never have been. But when a game DOES grab me- King's Quest, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Room iPhone games-it grabs me completely."
"First, the rules: Pips is a puzzle game in which you must arrange a series of dominos inside of a grid. The challenge is that you have to align the pips on each tile to match the numbers and symbols on the grid. Not that hard to decipher this one. The lone square needs to total five. The two aqua squares need to total nine."
The New York Times Games app, anchored by Wordle and the daily crossword, significantly increased the company's revenues. The Times develops games with a deliberate, thoughtful process that yields high-quality puzzles. Pips debuted on the app and quickly emerged as a standout title due to its elegant domino-placement mechanics. Players must arrange dominos within a grid, aligning pips on tiles to match numeric and symbolic grid constraints. Example constraints include single squares totaling five, paired aqua squares totaling nine, and matched orange and pink groups. Pips delivers gripping gameplay that appeals across player skill levels.
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