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Pips for October 11 2025.

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Easy

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1 1 3 1 6 6 4 2 4 4

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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