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Pips for October 25 2025.

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Easy

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

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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