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Pips for September 6 2026.

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Easy

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3 1 0 0 4 6 2 2 6 6

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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