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snowflake fractal

From step 0 to step 3 of a fractal

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Solutions

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#20 zmf_tim / @zmf_tim - Score: 657 - 02/21/19 @ 13:04 
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@zmf_tim: Sorry for preventing you seing other solution :/

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Created by: @TitouanT_

20 active golfers, 51 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):
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#1 - 𝚃𝚒𝚝𝚘𝚞𝚊𝚗 𝚃𝚎𝚢𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚎𝚛 / @TitouanT_

02/19/2019 at 11:35PM

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#2 - Turkey Man / @lvturkeyman

02/20/2019 at 04:04AM

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#3 - Smylers / @Smylers2

02/20/2019 at 06:57AM

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#4 - Saki Gw / @Sakigw

02/20/2019 at 09:39AM

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#5 - John Braxler / @braxler

02/20/2019 at 01:55PM

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#6 - Dan / @dstein64

02/26/2019 at 04:37AM

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#7 - majo senf / @majo_senf

06/25/2019 at 12:40PM

26
#8 - Filipe Brandenburger / @filbranden

07/06/2019 at 04:43PM

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#9 - Martin Delille / @martinodelilo

08/20/2019 at 09:13AM

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#10 - Peppa Pig / @PeppaPi95550250

07/02/2024 at 08:21AM

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#11 - nickGPT / @nickandbro

08/25/2024 at 02:33AM

35
#12 - Luoyb / @Luoyb

11/01/2023 at 07:16AM

36
#13 - Jean George / @JeanGeo20504212

01/06/2022 at 10:32AM

39
#14 - Lory / @Lory46845742

12/27/2019 at 01:37PM

40
#15 - T A / @SirAviles

02/23/2019 at 12:50AM

158
#16 - ثامر / @julienborghetti

03/09/2019 at 05:35PM

167
#17 - sjcomp / @sjcomp

02/22/2019 at 08:12PM

180
#18 - e1mnos / @e1mnos

08/14/2021 at 05:24PM

189
#19 - Svet PENKOV / @svet_ai

03/13/2019 at 04:42PM

657
#20 - zmf_tim / @zmf_tim

02/21/2019 at 01:04PM