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Pips for January 13 2026.

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Easy

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2 4 6 3 1 5 1 6 0 6

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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