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Pips for April 25 2026.

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Easy

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1 3 3 3 1 6 3 5 1 1

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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