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