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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 @__Coos:

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58 active golfers, 148 entries

Solutions by @__Coos:

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#17 - Janzen / @__Coos

09/28/2022 at 12:18PM

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#>26 - Janzen / @__Coos

09/28/2022 at 12:17PM

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#>33 - Janzen / @__Coos

09/28/2022 at 12:12PM

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#>37 - Janzen / @__Coos

09/28/2022 at 12:10PM

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#>38 - Janzen / @__Coos

09/28/2022 at 12:04PM