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Pips for August 26 2025.

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Easy

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1 4 0 6 2 6 1 2

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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