Anyone try NY Times Game Pips?

I earned a couple cookies the other day and the first time I pulled it up both cookies were shown and the second time I pulled it up (to show someone what the cookies looked like) there was only one cookie. Does anyone know if they change the time qualification to get a cookie as the day goes on?

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I struggled today

Pips #15 Easy :green_circle:
0:45
Pips #15 Medium :yellow_circle:
2:14
Pips #15 Hard :red_circle:
6:51

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I don’t know about that but I have found it only lets me share one level at a time. And if I go back a level it doesn’t save my solution, so it is as if I never played (including losing any cookie I may have earned). Cookies only show up for me if I share results.

I can do easy and medium pretty quickly, but take MUCH longer to solve hard. Putting time pressure on takes away my enjoyment, so the cookies do nothing for me. Plus I don’t share results, as no one else is interested!

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I agree about sharing - I also don’t share except sometimes with my husband, or unless someone in person asks. I like to try to do easy and medium competitively with just myself (and try for cookies) and then do the hard one more slowly.

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Pips #16 Easy :green_circle:
0:22
Pips #16 Medium :yellow_circle:
1:01
Pips #16 Hard :red_circle:
2:40

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Pips #17 Easy :green_circle:
2:19

Pips #17 Medium :yellow_circle:
2:42

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Pips #17 Easy :green_circle:
0:40

Pips #17 Medium :yellow_circle:
2:06

Pips #17 Hard :red_circle:
2:22

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Pips #19 Easy :green_circle:
1:20

Pips #19 Medium :yellow_circle:
1:28

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Pips #20 Easy :green_circle:
0:34

Pips #20 Medium :yellow_circle:
1:52

Pips #20 Hard :red_circle:
5:09

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It feels like it’s gotten harder to get cookies. Does anyone else feel that?

(A goal of working quickly diminishes the enjoyment for me, so just sayin’!)

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Easy was super easy for me today. But I struggled with medium.

Pips #21 Easy :green_circle:
0:06 :cookie:

Pips #21 Medium :yellow_circle:
4:11

Pips #21 Hard :red_circle:
4:25

Same for me today.

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I got the others, but am having trouble with the hard one today.

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I think that on some puzzles, there are guesses to be made based on how many of certain pips are available. Iow, you may have enough “threes” and “fours” to meet an = condition. If you guess wrong, it may take a while to discover that. If you guess right, everything pretty much falls into place. At least that’s my experience so far. Today’s hard was definitely one of those!

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I got a cookie! :cookie: :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

Pips #21 Easy :green_circle:
0:11 :cookie:

Pips #21 Medium :yellow_circle:
1:38

Pips #21 Hard :red_circle:
7:28

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Pips #21 Easy :green_circle:
0:25

Pips #21 Medium :yellow_circle:
2:35

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I am getting better at easy and worse at hard.

Pips #22 Easy :green_circle:
0:12 :cookie:

Pips #22 Medium :yellow_circle:
1:20

Pips #22 Hard :red_circle:
9:25

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Pips #22 Easy :green_circle:
0:15 :cookie:

Pips #22 Medium :yellow_circle:
0:49

Pips #22 Hard :red_circle:
8:05

I’ve had to let go of caring about time. First because I am clumsy fingered and make mistakes manipulating the dominos. And second because caring about time makes me anxious and then I don’t think as clearly. So I usually don’t post here, but I had less issues today so I will. Also hard was hard!

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Pips #22 Easy :green_circle:
0:31

Pips #22 Medium :yellow_circle:
1:01

Pips #23 Easy :green_circle:
0:16 :cookie:

Pips #23 Medium :yellow_circle:
1:57

Pips #23 Hard :red_circle:
11:43

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