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Pips for November 4 2025.

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Easy

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5 2 1 3 4 5 1 1

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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