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Pips for April 6 2026.

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Easy

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3 3 3 6 2 6 6 0 3 0

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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