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Pips for October 20 2025.

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Easy

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0 3 4 5 3 3 6 2 6 0

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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