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Pips for April 12 2026.
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Easy
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2
4
1
4
4
5
6
6
5
0
2
2
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 2–4: row 3, column 5 → row 3, column 4
- 1–4: row 4, column 3 → row 3, column 3
- 4–5: row 1, column 5 → row 1, column 4
- 6–6: row 1, column 1 → row 1, column 2
- 5–0: row 1, column 3 → row 2, column 3
- 2–2: row 3, column 1 → row 3, column 2
Medium
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1
3
4
5
6
4
4
2
2
5
5
5
6
6
5
0
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 1–3: row 4, column 4 → row 5, column 4
- 4–5: row 3, column 5 → row 3, column 6
- 6–4: row 2, column 1 → row 2, column 2
- 4–2: row 2, column 3 → row 1, column 3
- 2–5: row 4, column 1 → row 4, column 2
- 5–5: row 3, column 2 → row 3, column 3
- 6–6: row 2, column 4 → row 3, column 4
- 5–0: row 4, column 6 → row 4, column 5
Hard
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3
3
6
0
4
4
0
5
2
2
3
0
2
1
4
6
1
0
2
4
6
5
2
0
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 3–3: row 5, column 3 → row 6, column 3
- 6–0: row 3, column 3 → row 2, column 3
- 4–4: row 6, column 1 → row 7, column 1
- 0–5: row 4, column 5 → row 3, column 5
- 2–2: row 1, column 1 → row 1, column 2
- 3–0: row 1, column 4 → row 1, column 3
- 2–1: row 1, column 5 → row 2, column 5
- 4–6: row 7, column 2 → row 7, column 3
- 1–0: row 6, column 5 → row 5, column 5
- 2–4: row 4, column 1 → row 5, column 1
- 6–5: row 7, column 4 → row 7, column 5
- 2–0: row 2, column 1 → row 3, column 1
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