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Pick a challenge, fire up Vim, and show us what you got.

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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 543e53c037ba3a00022b3ec7

Winding path

It's a maze, but the bad paths have been blocked off. Mark the correct path.

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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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#42 Diana Calvache / @zephynao - Score: 216 - 10/15/14 @ 15:21
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Created by: @udioica

42 active golfers, 122 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):
61
#31 - Amit Verma / @amitv12

10/16/2014 at 01:16AM

65
#32 - James / @Dronak

10/16/2014 at 01:01AM

67
#33 - Vincent Yu / @vyuniverse

10/15/2014 at 07:51PM

67
#34 - Andy Zhang / @andyzg3

10/23/2014 at 03:18AM

68
#35 - Hugh / @deeoh22

12/08/2022 at 07:03PM

82
#36 - Mattias Fransson / @azzidoos

10/16/2014 at 05:31PM

90
#37 - Aaron Lebahn / @cplusplus

10/17/2014 at 11:54PM

96
#38 - Wade / @vvandy

12/17/2014 at 10:16PM

113
#39 - Nic West / @west_nic

10/15/2014 at 02:30PM

115
#40 - Tom Schultz / @tom_schultz

10/17/2014 at 05:40PM

148
#41 - jptomoya / @_jptomoya

10/17/2014 at 12:34PM

216
#42 - Diana Calvache / @zephynao

10/15/2014 at 03:21PM