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Pips for August 24 2025.

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Easy

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0 4 6 5 4 4 1 1

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

  1. 0–4: row 3, column 2 → row 3, column 3
  2. 6–5: row 2, column 1 → row 1, column 1
  3. 4–4: row 3, column 4 → row 4, column 4
  4. 1–1: row 2, column 2 → row 2, column 3

Medium

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1 4 2 0 3 4 4 2 0 1 3 2 0 4

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

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

Hard

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

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

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