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Pips for October 26 2025.

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Easy

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6 6 5 5 5 2 6 1

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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