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Pips for November 16 2025.

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Easy

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1 3 0 4 1 1 2 5 2 0

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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