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Pips for October 23 2025.

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Easy

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

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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