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Pips for March 27 2026.

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Easy

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4 3 2 2 0 3 6 5 0 6

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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