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Pips for October 19 2026.

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Easy

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5 5 2 1 1 5 5 4 2 6

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

  1. 2–6: row 3, column 3 → row 3, column 2
  2. 4–0: row 4, column 6 → row 5, column 6
  3. 4–4: row 1, column 1 → row 1, column 2
  4. 3–3: row 2, column 1 → row 3, column 1
  5. 6–1: row 2, column 6 → row 1, column 6
  6. 4–6: row 5, column 8 → row 5, column 7
  7. 2–4: row 1, column 4 → row 1, column 3
  8. 2–0: row 3, column 7 → row 3, column 6
  9. 3–5: row 1, column 8 → row 1, column 7
  10. 5–5: row 4, column 1 → row 5, column 1
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