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Pips for December 15 2025.
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Easy
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5
4
2
2
5
5
0
0
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 5–4: row 3, column 2 → row 2, column 2
- 2–2: row 1, column 4 → row 2, column 4
- 5–5: row 2, column 3 → row 3, column 3
- 0–0: row 1, column 1 → row 2, column 1
Medium
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3
3
6
1
2
5
0
0
5
5
4
4
2
2
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 3–3: row 2, column 2 → row 2, column 3
- 6–1: row 3, column 6 → row 3, column 5
- 2–5: row 2, column 1 → row 1, column 1
- 0–0: row 3, column 2 → row 4, column 2
- 5–5: row 3, column 4 → row 4, column 4
- 4–4: row 2, column 4 → row 2, column 5
- 2–2: row 3, column 3 → row 4, column 3
Hard
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5
5
2
3
4
4
3
0
6
1
0
0
3
3
5
6
4
3
3
6
3
5
5
4
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 5–5: row 3, column 1 → row 3, column 2
- 2–3: row 4, column 1 → row 5, column 1
- 4–4: row 2, column 3 → row 2, column 4
- 3–0: row 7, column 4 → row 6, column 4
- 6–1: row 4, column 3 → row 4, column 4
- 0–0: row 4, column 2 → row 5, column 2
- 3–3: row 2, column 1 → row 2, column 2
- 5–6: row 1, column 4 → row 1, column 3
- 4–3: row 6, column 1 → row 7, column 1
- 3–6: row 7, column 2 → row 6, column 2
- 3–5: row 7, column 3 → row 6, column 3
- 5–4: row 1, column 2 → row 1, column 1
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