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Pips for August 29 2026.

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Easy

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4 2 6 6 5 4 5 6 1 3

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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