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Pips for May 29 2026.

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Easy

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1 5 2 6 5 5 0 6 5 0

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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