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Pips for August 18 2025.

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Easy

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2 2 2 3 5 2 6 6

Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.

  1. 2–2: row 2, column 2 → row 2, column 3
  2. 2–3: row 1, column 2 → row 1, column 1
  3. 5–2: row 1, column 4 → row 1, column 3
  4. 6–6: row 3, column 2 → row 3, column 3

Medium

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1 6 4 4 6 3 2 6 5 6

Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.

  1. 1–6: row 2, column 5 → row 2, column 4
  2. 4–4: row 2, column 1 → row 2, column 2
  3. 6–3: row 1, column 2 → row 1, column 1
  4. 2–6: row 3, column 2 → row 3, column 3
  5. 5–6: row 3, column 5 → row 3, column 4

Hard

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0 0 6 6 1 6 1 1 2 0 0 6 2 6 3 1 3 5 4 5

Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.

  1. 0–0: row 3, column 2 → row 3, column 3
  2. 6–6: row 2, column 7 → row 3, column 7
  3. 1–6: row 2, column 3 → row 2, column 2
  4. 1–1: row 1, column 2 → row 1, column 3
  5. 2–0: row 3, column 5 → row 3, column 4
  6. 0–6: row 3, column 1 → row 2, column 1
  7. 2–6: row 2, column 5 → row 2, column 6
  8. 3–1: row 1, column 8 → row 1, column 7
  9. 3–5: row 2, column 8 → row 2, column 9
  10. 4–5: row 3, column 8 → row 3, column 9
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