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Pips for August 27 2026.

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Easy

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3 6 5 3 2 6 5 5 1 4

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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