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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 53e1d5a0f201bc0002226501

120 Degrees

Rotate that triangle.

Start file

   1
  9 2
 8   3
7 6 5 4

End file

   4
  3 5
 2   6
1 9 8 7

View Diff

1,4c1,4
<    1
<   9 2
<  8   3
< 7 6 5 4
---
>    4
>   3 5
>  2   6
> 1 9 8 7

Solutions

The best way to learn is to practice. Below, you will find some of the solutions other golfers have entered. To unlock higher ranked solutions, submit your own entry which does as well or better than the solutions you can currently see - climb the ladder!

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146 active golfers, 505 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#31 - Lory / @Lory46845742

12/06/2019 at 01:40PM

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#32 - Michel Viktor / @tomkpz

08/01/2021 at 04:38AM

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#33 - mevmev / @mevmev8

10/14/2021 at 09:08PM

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#34 - Jean George / @JeanGeo20504212

03/22/2022 at 03:32PM

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#35 - blabla zincou / @BZincou

04/25/2022 at 10:03PM

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#36 - russellzhaomao / @russellzhaomao

06/13/2022 at 05:19AM

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#37 - z00master / @z00master

08/30/2022 at 04:18PM

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#38 - Honza Uhlík / @JanUhlik

10/06/2023 at 08:17PM

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#39 - Peppa Pig / @PeppaPigSg

06/09/2024 at 04:37AM

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#40 - nickGPT / @nickandbro

08/28/2024 at 05:34PM

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#41 - Leon Kacowicz / @leonkacowicz

05/13/2025 at 12:05PM

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#42 - vimRunnerUp3000 / @VUp3000

09/02/2019 at 06:18PM

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#43 - Siddhartha R Thota / @tweetingsid

08/11/2014 at 08:47AM

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#44 - Jonas Nockert / @lemonad

11/19/2015 at 08:02PM

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#45 - Bill Ruddock / @biinari

10/25/2016 at 03:01PM

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#46 - DHM / @DHM29978992

04/30/2018 at 06:08PM

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#47 - mkaminaga / @mkmng3

07/23/2019 at 08:04AM

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#48 - 김범준 / @kmbmjn

03/10/2021 at 11:33AM

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#49 - Brian Peck / @bpeck614

08/06/2014 at 05:05PM

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#50 - John Meisner / @jmeisned

08/06/2014 at 07:03PM

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#51 - James T. Huggett / @Jmeshka

09/04/2014 at 09:50AM

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#52 - Vimfiz / @vimfiz

08/13/2019 at 10:54PM

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#53 - Kai Yuan / @kentyuan

08/06/2014 at 09:04AM

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#54 - Pete Johns / @johnsyweb

08/06/2014 at 11:51AM

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#55 - Caek / @Caek_

08/07/2014 at 01:30AM

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#56 - Ole Hansen / @0hansen

08/07/2014 at 07:40AM

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#57 - Marcin Szamotulski / @me_coot

08/07/2014 at 01:06PM

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#58 - Jared Meyering / @Jmeyering

08/07/2014 at 06:46PM

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#59 - Grigoriy Alexeev / @GrigoriyAlexeev

08/07/2014 at 10:52PM

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#60 - Roman Charushin / @lompee

08/08/2014 at 01:06PM