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Pips for October 3 2025.
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Easy
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4
0
1
0
1
5
2
4
1
1
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 4–0: row 2, column 3 → row 1, column 3
- 1–0: row 3, column 2 → row 4, column 2
- 1–5: row 2, column 4 → row 2, column 5
- 2–4: row 2, column 1 → row 2, column 2
- 1–1: row 3, column 3 → row 3, column 4
Medium
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3
3
6
0
3
5
2
5
3
4
5
1
4
1
4
4
1
0
2
4
1
6
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 3–3: row 1, column 1 → row 1, column 2
- 6–0: row 5, column 1 → row 4, column 1
- 3–5: row 7, column 4 → row 7, column 3
- 2–5: row 6, column 4 → row 6, column 3
- 3–4: row 1, column 3 → row 1, column 4
- 5–1: row 6, column 2 → row 7, column 2
- 4–1: row 2, column 3 → row 2, column 2
- 4–4: row 2, column 4 → row 3, column 4
- 1–0: row 2, column 1 → row 3, column 1
- 2–4: row 5, column 4 → row 4, column 4
- 1–6: row 7, column 1 → row 6, column 1
Hard
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3
4
1
2
4
6
1
5
2
2
0
1
6
5
1
1
5
3
0
2
6
2
3
2
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 3–4: row 6, column 8 → row 6, column 7
- 1–2: row 7, column 5 → row 7, column 6
- 4–6: row 5, column 1 → row 6, column 1
- 1–5: row 3, column 5 → row 2, column 5
- 2–2: row 5, column 6 → row 6, column 6
- 0–1: row 6, column 4 → row 5, column 4
- 6–5: row 7, column 1 → row 7, column 2
- 1–1: row 7, column 3 → row 7, column 4
- 5–3: row 1, column 5 → row 1, column 4
- 0–2: row 6, column 3 → row 6, column 2
- 6–2: row 7, column 8 → row 7, column 7
- 3–2: row 5, column 8 → row 5, column 7
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