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Pips for October 5 2026.
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Easy
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4
3
4
5
0
1
2
3
6
3
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 4–3: row 3, column 4 → row 2, column 4
- 4–5: row 1, column 3 → row 1, column 4
- 0–1: row 2, column 1 → row 1, column 1
- 2–3: row 3, column 3 → row 3, column 2
- 6–3: row 2, column 2 → row 1, column 2
Medium
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5
3
5
2
3
3
4
6
1
4
2
6
5
4
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 5–3: row 4, column 3 → row 3, column 3
- 5–2: row 2, column 3 → row 1, column 3
- 3–3: row 3, column 1 → row 3, column 2
- 4–6: row 1, column 4 → row 2, column 4
- 1–4: row 4, column 4 → row 3, column 4
- 2–6: row 4, column 5 → row 3, column 5
- 5–4: row 2, column 2 → row 2, column 1
Hard
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0
1
5
0
6
1
2
4
6
3
4
4
2
6
2
2
0
6
0
2
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
0
0
0
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 0–1: row 1, column 3 → row 1, column 2
- 5–0: row 6, column 4 → row 6, column 5
- 6–1: row 4, column 6 → row 3, column 6
- 2–4: row 2, column 4 → row 2, column 3
- 6–3: row 3, column 1 → row 4, column 1
- 4–4: row 1, column 6 → row 2, column 6
- 2–6: row 5, column 5 → row 5, column 4
- 2–2: row 5, column 2 → row 6, column 2
- 0–6: row 2, column 1 → row 1, column 1
- 0–2: row 3, column 5 → row 2, column 5
- 3–3: row 5, column 1 → row 6, column 1
- 3–2: row 1, column 5 → row 1, column 4
- 1–3: row 5, column 3 → row 6, column 3
- 3–0: row 3, column 2 → row 2, column 2
- 0–0: row 5, column 6 → row 6, column 6
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