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Pips for October 12 2025.

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Easy

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0 2 1 2 2 2 2 3

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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