Merge pull request #3526 from aadil42/patch-73

Create 2038-remove-colored-pieces-if-both-neighbors-are-the-same-color

Author: Ykhan799

javascript/2038-remove-colored-pieces-if-both-neighbors-are-the-same-color.js

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+/**
+ * Counting
+ * Time O(n) | Space O(1)
+ * https://leetcode.com/problems/remove-colored-pieces-if-both-neighbors-are-the-same-color
+ * @param {string} colors
+ * @return {boolean}
+ */
+var winnerOfGame = function(colors) {
+    
+    let aScore = 0;
+    let bScore = 0;
+    
+    const canRemove = (index) => {
+        if (colors[index] === colors[index-1] && colors[index] === colors[index+1]) return colors[index];
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    for (let i = 1; i < colors.length; i++) {
+        if (canRemove(i) === 'A') aScore++;
+        if (canRemove(i) === 'B') bScore++;
+    }
+
+    return aScore - bScore > 0;
+};