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Pips for November 12 2025.

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Easy

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2 5 5 5 0 5 3 5 5 1

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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