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Pips for October 22 2025.

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Easy

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2 3 5 0 4 1 0 0

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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