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Pips for March 21 2026.

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Easy

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4 4 2 2 1 0 4 0 0 2 1 3

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

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

Medium

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0 0 2 1 2 0 4 4 2 2 0 4 0 1

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

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

Hard

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

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

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