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Pips for November 2 2026.

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Easy

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0 5 3 4 1 3 1 4 1 0

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

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

Medium

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4 3 5 1 3 1 2 5 5 4 4 4 2 3

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

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

Hard

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

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

  1. 4–3: row 2, column 3 → row 2, column 4
  2. 3–2: row 1, column 7 → row 1, column 6
  3. 3–1: row 3, column 4 → row 3, column 5
  4. 0–5: row 5, column 4 → row 4, column 4
  5. 2–0: row 3, column 7 → row 4, column 7
  6. 0–3: row 5, column 5 → row 5, column 6
  7. 1–1: row 2, column 6 → row 3, column 6
  8. 1–4: row 3, column 1 → row 3, column 2
  9. 2–5: row 8, column 4 → row 8, column 5
  10. 4–4: row 3, column 3 → row 4, column 3
  11. 4–5: row 5, column 3 → row 5, column 2
  12. 2–6: row 4, column 5 → row 4, column 6
  13. 1–6: row 2, column 8 → row 2, column 7
  14. 1–2: row 1, column 5 → row 2, column 5
  15. 4–0: row 4, column 2 → row 4, column 1
  16. 0–0: row 6, column 4 → row 7, column 4
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