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Pips for September 10 2025.

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Easy

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1 4 3 6 2 3 3 3

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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