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Pips for September 1 2025.

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Easy

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5 5 4 5 6 0 4 1

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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