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Pips for October 13 2025.

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Easy

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

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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