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