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Pips for December 3 2025.

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Easy

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1 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 1 2

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

  1. 4–3: row 4, column 3 → row 3, column 3
  2. 5–5: row 6, column 1 → row 6, column 2
  3. 2–1: row 2, column 7 → row 2, column 6
  4. 2–2: row 1, column 1 → row 1, column 2
  5. 2–4: row 1, column 8 → row 1, column 7
  6. 6–6: row 6, column 7 → row 6, column 8
  7. 1–4: row 3, column 6 → row 4, column 6
  8. 6–5: row 5, column 3 → row 5, column 2
  9. 4–4: row 4, column 4 → row 4, column 5
  10. 3–1: row 3, column 4 → row 3, column 5
  11. 0–6: row 2, column 2 → row 2, column 3
  12. 3–5: row 5, column 6 → row 5, column 7
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