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Pips for October 14 2025.

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Easy

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6 5 3 4 6 6 3 2 3 3

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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