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Pips for March 8 2026.

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Easy

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6 4 1 3 3 0 6 0 2 2

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

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

Medium

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4 5 3 3 5 6 5 0 6 0 5 5 6 3 0 0

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

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

Hard

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

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

  1. 4–6: row 4, column 6 → row 3, column 6
  2. 1–3: row 8, column 4 → row 7, column 4
  3. 4–4: row 4, column 5 → row 5, column 5
  4. 2–0: row 9, column 1 → row 9, column 2
  5. 1–6: row 1, column 5 → row 2, column 5
  6. 3–4: row 7, column 5 → row 6, column 5
  7. 1–5: row 6, column 4 → row 5, column 4
  8. 0–3: row 6, column 6 → row 7, column 6
  9. 5–5: row 5, column 8 → row 6, column 8
  10. 1–1: row 6, column 3 → row 7, column 3
  11. 5–6: row 2, column 7 → row 2, column 6
  12. 0–0: row 9, column 7 → row 9, column 8
  13. 3–3: row 8, column 6 → row 9, column 6
  14. 2–4: row 5, column 7 → row 5, column 6
  15. 0–1: row 9, column 3 → row 8, column 3
  16. 2–2: row 7, column 1 → row 8, column 1
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