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Pips for April 23 2026.

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Easy

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4 3 6 3 0 1 3 3 5 1

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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