euler18.rb

data = %w/
75
95 64
17 47 82
18 35 87 10
20 04 82 47 65
19 01 23 75 03 34
88 02 77 73 07 63 67
99 65 04 28 06 16 70 92
41 41 26 56 83 40 80 70 33
41 48 72 33 47 32 37 16 94 29
53 71 44 65 25 43 91 52 97 51 14
70 11 33 28 77 73 17 78 39 68 17 57
91 71 52 38 17 14 91 43 58 50 27 29 48
63 66 04 68 89 53 67 30 73 16 69 87 40 31
04 62 98 27 23 09 70 98 73 93 38 53 60 04 23/

nums = data.map{|c| c.to_i}

def sums_for_each_route(nums, pos=0, depth=1, sums=[0])
  sums[-1] += nums[pos]
  nums.length <= (pos + depth) and return sums
  cur = sums[-1]
  sums_for_each_route(nums, pos + depth, depth + 1, sums)
  sums.push(cur)
  sums_for_each_route(nums, pos + depth + 1, depth + 1, sums)
end

puts sums_for_each_route(nums).max
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