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Played Challenges

Wget failed to download redirections - 202 entries

Output of a wget session, where 302 where not properly handled due to certificate problems, has been saved to a file. Keep the correct URLs to start again downloading.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #7 / 65
  • Number of attempts: 5
V to the i - 4796 entries

Input is 99 V's. Output is 100 i's.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #966 / 1891
  • Number of attempts: 2
Search and Replace 0 - 4956 entries

Replace every instance of 'aaa' with 'xaaax'.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #370 / 1616
  • Number of attempts: 3
Just the middle - 11418 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #3215 / 4182
  • Number of attempts: 3
Basic renumbering - 5644 entries

Renumbering Basic.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #341 / 1262
  • Number of attempts: 9
Happy TvvO - 426 entries

Don’t forget the past, learn from it. Happy New Year.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #38 / 205
  • Number of attempts: 4
I forgot quotes - 15956 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #2756 / 4171
  • Number of attempts: 2
-a-b-c- - 3213 entries

Put hyphens everywhere.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #63 / 1137
  • Number of attempts: 3
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10654 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #592 / 3678
  • Number of attempts: 4
Letter case trickery - 1619 entries

This file is in a downright esoteric format, consisting of hexadecimal numbers, non-hexadecimal keywords, and "Z" indicating end-of-line. Make the hexadecimal numbers lowercase.

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #125 / 515
  • Number of attempts: 5
Make it more readable - 1982 entries

Insert blank lines to make it more organized and readable

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #64 / 645
  • Number of attempts: 5
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