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Pips for April 24 2026.

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Easy

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0 5 2 0 3 1 5 3 0 3

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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