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Pips for September 3 2026.

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Easy

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3 0 0 5 4 5 3 2 2 6

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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