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Pips for August 15 2026.

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Easy

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6 5 0 6 4 4 6 6 3 3

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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