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Pips for October 31 2025.

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Easy

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1 5 2 6 5 3 6 6

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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