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Pips for August 27 2025.
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Easy
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6
0
0
1
6
6
0
0
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 6–0: row 2, column 4 → row 2, column 3
- 0–1: row 1, column 2 → row 1, column 1
- 6–6: row 1, column 3 → row 1, column 4
- 0–0: row 2, column 1 → row 2, column 2
Medium
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0
0
1
1
5
1
3
3
4
1
6
2
2
5
1
6
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 0–0: row 3, column 4 → row 3, column 5
- 1–1: row 4, column 1 → row 5, column 1
- 5–1: row 3, column 2 → row 4, column 2
- 3–3: row 1, column 4 → row 2, column 4
- 4–1: row 2, column 1 → row 3, column 1
- 6–2: row 2, column 3 → row 2, column 2
- 2–5: row 4, column 4 → row 5, column 4
- 1–6: row 4, column 3 → row 3, column 3
Hard
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5
0
1
1
6
4
2
4
1
0
1
4
6
6
1
3
2
5
2
2
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 5–0: row 4, column 1 → row 4, column 2
- 1–1: row 2, column 2 → row 3, column 2
- 6–4: row 1, column 3 → row 2, column 3
- 2–4: row 2, column 5 → row 2, column 4
- 1–0: row 3, column 3 → row 4, column 3
- 1–4: row 3, column 4 → row 4, column 4
- 6–6: row 4, column 6 → row 4, column 7
- 1–3: row 3, column 5 → row 3, column 6
- 2–5: row 2, column 6 → row 1, column 6
- 2–2: row 4, column 5 → row 5, column 5
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