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Pips for December 13 2025.
Choose one reveal. Keep the rest of your puzzle a surprise.
Easy
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1
1
3
4
5
2
6
6
6
0
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 1–1: row 2, column 3 → row 3, column 3
- 3–4: row 5, column 3 → row 4, column 3
- 5–2: row 4, column 1 → row 4, column 2
- 6–6: row 5, column 1 → row 5, column 2
- 6–0: row 2, column 2 → row 1, column 2
Medium
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4
0
3
4
1
1
1
3
4
2
5
1
3
3
3
2
0
6
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 4–0: row 5, column 2 → row 5, column 1
- 3–4: row 5, column 4 → row 5, column 3
- 1–1: row 1, column 3 → row 2, column 3
- 1–3: row 3, column 1 → row 4, column 1
- 4–2: row 4, column 6 → row 3, column 6
- 5–1: row 5, column 5 → row 5, column 6
- 3–3: row 3, column 3 → row 3, column 4
- 3–2: row 1, column 5 → row 1, column 4
- 0–6: row 2, column 6 → row 1, column 6
Hard
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1
2
5
5
3
1
2
5
6
3
4
6
1
1
4
4
1
4
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 1–2: row 5, column 2 → row 4, column 2
- 5–5: row 1, column 1 → row 1, column 2
- 3–1: row 1, column 3 → row 1, column 4
- 2–5: row 3, column 2 → row 2, column 2
- 6–3: row 3, column 3 → row 2, column 3
- 4–6: row 7, column 3 → row 7, column 4
- 1–1: row 6, column 2 → row 6, column 3
- 4–4: row 7, column 1 → row 7, column 2
- 1–4: row 5, column 3 → row 4, column 3
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