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Pips for August 4 2026.

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Easy

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1 3 1 1 3 6 5 5 1 0

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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