#234567 1#34567 12#4567 123#567 1234#67 12345#7 123456# #### @numbers = (1..8); for ( 0 .. 7 ) { @outer = @numbers; $outer[$_] = '#'; for ( 0 .. 7 ) { @inner = @outer; unless ( $inner[$_] eq '#' ) { $inner[$_] = '#'; print @inner, $/; $count++; } } } print "$count possible winning combinations\n"; #### ##345678 #2#45678 #23#5678 etc #### ($_='kkvvttuubbooppuuiiffssqqffssmmiibbddllffss') =~y~b-v~a-z~s; print