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Pips for August 28 2025.
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Easy
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5
5
5
1
2
4
4
4
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 5–5: row 5, column 1 → row 5, column 2
- 5–1: row 5, column 3 → row 5, column 4
- 2–4: row 4, column 1 → row 3, column 1
- 4–4: row 1, column 1 → row 2, column 1
Medium
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1
6
1
1
5
4
6
4
2
4
4
1
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 1–6: row 2, column 3 → row 1, column 3
- 1–1: row 3, column 3 → row 4, column 3
- 5–4: row 4, column 1 → row 5, column 1
- 6–4: row 1, column 2 → row 1, column 1
- 2–4: row 2, column 1 → row 3, column 1
- 4–1: row 5, column 2 → row 5, column 3
Hard
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6
6
4
5
1
0
5
1
1
1
6
2
0
3
0
2
2
3
0
0
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 6–6: row 3, column 2 → row 4, column 2
- 4–5: row 4, column 4 → row 3, column 4
- 1–0: row 1, column 8 → row 1, column 9
- 5–1: row 4, column 3 → row 5, column 3
- 1–1: row 1, column 1 → row 2, column 1
- 6–2: row 5, column 7 → row 4, column 7
- 0–3: row 3, column 8 → row 3, column 7
- 0–2: row 2, column 7 → row 1, column 7
- 2–3: row 2, column 5 → row 1, column 5
- 0–0: row 5, column 8 → row 5, column 9
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