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Pips for September 27 2025.

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Easy

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6 1 3 4 2 2 1 1

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

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

Medium

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0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4

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

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

Hard

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

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

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