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Pips for March 12 2026.
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Easy
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3
0
3
4
1
5
2
3
2
0
4
4
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 3–0: row 5, column 1 → row 6, column 1
- 3–4: row 3, column 3 → row 4, column 3
- 1–5: row 4, column 1 → row 3, column 1
- 2–3: row 1, column 3 → row 2, column 3
- 2–0: row 1, column 1 → row 2, column 1
- 4–4: row 5, column 3 → row 6, column 3
Medium
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6
5
1
0
3
5
6
6
0
2
2
3
6
2
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 6–5: row 2, column 1 → row 3, column 1
- 1–0: row 1, column 1 → row 1, column 2
- 3–5: row 5, column 1 → row 4, column 1
- 6–6: row 1, column 3 → row 1, column 4
- 0–2: row 2, column 2 → row 2, column 3
- 2–3: row 2, column 4 → row 3, column 4
- 6–2: row 5, column 4 → row 4, column 4
Hard
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0
3
6
6
4
2
6
4
0
2
6
1
4
3
5
0
1
3
4
0
3
5
6
3
1
1
2
6
5
5
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 0–3: row 5, column 6 → row 5, column 5
- 6–6: row 1, column 1 → row 2, column 1
- 4–2: row 5, column 1 → row 6, column 1
- 6–4: row 3, column 6 → row 4, column 6
- 0–2: row 7, column 3 → row 6, column 3
- 6–1: row 7, column 1 → row 8, column 1
- 4–3: row 8, column 4 → row 7, column 4
- 5–0: row 9, column 1 → row 9, column 2
- 1–3: row 5, column 4 → row 6, column 4
- 4–0: row 4, column 7 → row 5, column 7
- 3–5: row 7, column 5 → row 6, column 5
- 6–3: row 3, column 5 → row 4, column 5
- 1–1: row 9, column 4 → row 9, column 5
- 2–6: row 6, column 2 → row 7, column 2
- 5–5: row 3, column 1 → row 4, column 1
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