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Pips for August 24 2026.

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Easy

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6 1 6 2 2 2 6 6 1 0

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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