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Pips for September 28 2026.

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Easy

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0 0 4 4 1 4 2 5 6 3

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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