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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 5e342153e78957000c248a55

Triangle of arrows

I made this by accident when working on another challenge. How would you go about making this?

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Solutions

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Created by: @Sakigw Tweet

35 active golfers, 144 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#1 - John Braxler / @braxler

01/31/2020 at 05:02PM

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#2 - Smylers / @Smylers2

01/31/2020 at 05:13PM

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#3 - Tefe / @tefetic

01/31/2020 at 09:24PM

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#4 - countime / @countime1

03/17/2020 at 06:06AM

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#5 - Jonáš Šerých / @serycjon

05/14/2020 at 09:01PM

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#6 - せいほう / @FICSQF

06/02/2020 at 08:15AM

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#7 - Kevin Keefe / @KevinKeefe5

06/16/2020 at 04:37PM

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#8 - Jung Yeon Park / @park_jungy

02/17/2021 at 12:43AM

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#9 - pikjes / @pikjes2

03/24/2021 at 05:03PM

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#10 - Roman Privalov / @RomanPrivalov

09/15/2021 at 09:00AM

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#11 - Sammit / @somemeatjain

01/26/2022 at 12:26PM

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#12 - russellzhaomao / @russellzhaomao

05/24/2022 at 07:48AM

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#13 - Roger Stoltz / @rogsto1

04/21/2020 at 10:05PM

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#14 - hamb / @hamb88140219

03/16/2021 at 11:32PM

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#15 - Knoppi Brunzmann / @superknoppi

02/04/2020 at 04:22PM

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#16 - Jason Neylon / @jasonneylon

02/22/2020 at 12:09PM

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#17 - Quark / @PuzzleQuark

03/23/2020 at 10:52PM

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#18 - pady. 🇪🇺 / @hundertzwoelf_

05/20/2020 at 06:41PM

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#19 - garry quested / @GQuested

02/03/2020 at 11:44AM

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#20 - Saki Gw / @Sakigw

02/03/2020 at 03:33PM

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#21 - Patrick Martin / @PatrickDMartin

07/01/2021 at 10:47PM

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#22 - Swaraj Dash / @swarajdash_

11/15/2021 at 05:11PM

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#23 - hepebexè / @hepebexe

03/05/2021 at 10:03PM

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#24 - BESSENG A IREH Guy / @guybesseng

01/31/2020 at 08:10PM

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#25 - Renns / @Renns95250521

02/09/2020 at 10:13AM

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#26 - Alex / @AlexanderHeatl2

07/06/2022 at 09:35PM

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#27 - RockerZZY / @rocker_zzy

06/07/2020 at 04:11AM

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#28 - Ollin Boer Bohan / @madebyollin

01/31/2020 at 03:19PM

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#29 - grsh / @girish_i_am

05/28/2021 at 06:18PM

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#30 - Falafel Palapel / @falafelpalapel

02/16/2020 at 06:58PM