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Pips for September 24 2026.

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Easy

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2 5 1 0 0 2 2 6 3 2

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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