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Pips for April 1 2026.

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Easy

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

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

  1. 4–1: row 1, column 1 → row 1, column 2
  2. 0–0: row 2, column 6 → row 3, column 6
  3. 0–3: row 4, column 6 → row 5, column 6
  4. 0–6: row 1, column 6 → row 1, column 5
  5. 2–2: row 6, column 1 → row 6, column 2
  6. 2–3: row 6, column 3 → row 6, column 4
  7. 3–3: row 6, column 5 → row 6, column 6
  8. 4–5: row 2, column 1 → row 3, column 1
  9. 5–5: row 4, column 1 → row 5, column 1
  10. 6–6: row 1, column 3 → row 1, column 4

Medium

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

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

  1. 2–2: row 1, column 5 → row 1, column 6
  2. 3–6: row 6, column 6 → row 6, column 5
  3. 5–4: row 5, column 1 → row 4, column 1
  4. 3–2: row 3, column 6 → row 2, column 6
  5. 6–1: row 1, column 2 → row 1, column 1
  6. 5–5: row 6, column 1 → row 6, column 2
  7. 6–6: row 6, column 3 → row 6, column 4
  8. 1–0: row 2, column 1 → row 3, column 1
  9. 6–2: row 1, column 3 → row 1, column 4
  10. 4–3: row 4, column 6 → row 5, column 6

Hard

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

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

  1. 1–5: row 2, column 6 → row 1, column 6
  2. 3–3: row 1, column 2 → row 1, column 3
  3. 4–0: row 6, column 3 → row 6, column 2
  4. 3–1: row 5, column 6 → row 6, column 6
  5. 6–4: row 3, column 1 → row 4, column 1
  6. 0–0: row 6, column 4 → row 6, column 5
  7. 4–1: row 4, column 6 → row 3, column 6
  8. 3–0: row 5, column 1 → row 6, column 1
  9. 2–4: row 1, column 4 → row 1, column 5
  10. 1–1: row 1, column 1 → row 2, column 1
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