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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 50b746da523acc0002000018

Checkerboard case pattern

All the squares are white. Make some of them black. But only the right ones.

Start file

aaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaa

End file

aAaAaAaA
AaAaAaAa
aAaAaAaA
AaAaAaAa
aAaAaAaA
AaAaAaAa
aAaAaAaA
AaAaAaAa

View Diff

1,8c1,8
< aaaaaaaa
< aaaaaaaa
< aaaaaaaa
< aaaaaaaa
< aaaaaaaa
< aaaaaaaa
< aaaaaaaa
< aaaaaaaa
---
> aAaAaAaA
> AaAaAaAa
> aAaAaAaA
> AaAaAaAa
> aAaAaAaA
> AaAaAaAa
> aAaAaAaA
> AaAaAaAa

Solutions by @tylerbindon:

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61 active golfers, 164 entries

Solutions by @tylerbindon:

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#14 - Tyler / @tylerbindon

11/15/2013 at 03:07AM

19

#>35 - Tyler / @tylerbindon

11/15/2013 at 03:05AM

24

#>46 - Tyler / @tylerbindon

11/15/2013 at 03:00AM

25

#>53 - Tyler / @tylerbindon

11/15/2013 at 02:59AM