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Pips for September 12 2026.

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Easy

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3 1 6 6 1 4 4 2 0 5

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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