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Pips for October 19 2025.

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Easy

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3 3 3 1 1 1 5 3

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

  1. 2–2: row 1, column 3 → row 1, column 4
  2. 5–6: row 5, column 1 → row 6, column 1
  3. 5–5: row 8, column 1 → row 8, column 2
  4. 6–6: row 7, column 1 → row 7, column 2
  5. 1–6: row 6, column 3 → row 6, column 4
  6. 4–3: row 2, column 3 → row 3, column 3
  7. 3–6: row 4, column 3 → row 4, column 4
  8. 6–4: row 5, column 4 → row 5, column 3
  9. 2–4: row 6, column 2 → row 5, column 2
  10. 2–5: row 2, column 4 → row 3, column 4
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