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Pips for September 13 2025.

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Easy

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2 2 2 3 5 5 0 2

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

  1. 3–2: row 5, column 4 → row 5, column 3
  2. 4–5: row 2, column 2 → row 1, column 2
  3. 1–2: row 6, column 2 → row 6, column 3
  4. 4–3: row 2, column 3 → row 2, column 4
  5. 5–2: row 6, column 5 → row 6, column 4
  6. 3–3: row 3, column 4 → row 4, column 4
  7. 4–1: row 1, column 6 → row 1, column 5
  8. 5–1: row 4, column 9 → row 4, column 8
  9. 0–3: row 5, column 6 → row 5, column 5
  10. 1–6: row 1, column 4 → row 1, column 3
  11. 4–0: row 7, column 4 → row 7, column 3
  12. 6–6: row 7, column 5 → row 7, column 6
  13. 1–0: row 5, column 8 → row 5, column 7
  14. 3–5: row 2, column 5 → row 2, column 6
  15. 5–6: row 6, column 7 → row 6, column 6
  16. 2–2: row 5, column 1 → row 5, column 2
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