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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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#91 - eBrnd / @eBrnd

11/02/2014 at 03:31PM

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#92 - Alain / @ducouloa

11/30/2015 at 08:40PM

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#93 - Ryan van Rensburg / @rdvr001

07/28/2016 at 05:30PM

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#94 - Kyouma / @kyoumaJohn

10/14/2016 at 08:50PM

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#95 - James Marshall / @astrophd

10/23/2022 at 01:33AM

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#96 - James / @Dronak

10/23/2022 at 03:47AM

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#97 - Will / @obiwan__k3n00bi

10/15/2016 at 06:37PM

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#98 - Gurukandhamoorthi / @Gurukandhamoor1

07/15/2017 at 05:02PM

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#99 - Thomas Jung / @ThomasAJung

01/29/2020 at 12:33PM

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#100 - JonathanStarnes / @JON_STARNES

08/07/2014 at 05:25AM

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#101 - Carlos López / @morrizon

08/09/2014 at 01:10PM

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#102 - gybilis / @gybilis

02/13/2015 at 11:21PM

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#103 - Sando Itchi / @sando_itchi

11/19/2018 at 02:43PM

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#104 - Kolja Wilcke / @01k

08/07/2014 at 11:13AM

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#105 - Dario Avitabile / @tutticapaci

09/05/2014 at 09:17PM

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#106 - Dominic Nunes / @domi91c

09/06/2014 at 11:23PM

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#107 - madka / @lachrimae_pavan

09/07/2014 at 03:44PM

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#108 - T / @tea_sea

08/06/2014 at 08:35AM

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#109 - Bednarik Boldizsar / @bboldi

08/06/2014 at 02:37PM

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#110 - Tj / @yrddy

08/13/2014 at 05:18AM

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#111 - Mattias Fransson / @azzidoos

09/08/2014 at 04:22PM

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#112 - Juan-Lucas Picard / @davidmh

09/09/2014 at 04:52AM

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#113 - Jonas / @j0na3

09/12/2014 at 08:53PM

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#114 - Daniel Pham / @dany_pham

10/11/2014 at 04:03PM

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#115 - kungfuchad / @kungfuchad

11/04/2014 at 12:33PM

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#116 - Jan Novak / @odpadnimail

11/20/2014 at 02:50AM

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#117 - Nicolas Dascanio / @NicoDascanio

11/25/2014 at 08:37PM

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#118 - alex annan / @alexannan

01/01/2015 at 10:34AM

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#119 - Carlos A Henríquez Q / @lagunex

01/18/2015 at 03:41PM

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#120 - Oliver Christ / @0liverChrist

02/08/2015 at 09:01PM