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Pips for August 25 2025.

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Easy

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3 5 5 2 5 1 1 1

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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