Blorpus ( Game )

[BokaBB]

Citizens are in fear ! A gigantic monster called Blorpus has appeared in the Conway City !

.... or , maybe not . In this game there is a monster called Blorpus which we need to destroy . Let ' s say that this is the very first Blorpus :

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x = 104, y = 109, rule = B3/S23
29b2o$28bobo$28b2o9$38b2o$38b2o6$65b2o$65b2o4$36bo$35bobo9bo$35bobo8bo
bo$36bo9b2o$30b2o$29bo2bo7b2o$30b2o7bo2bo$40b2o25b3o$56b3o$32bo$32bo$
32bo$54b2o$54b2o5$70b3o2$67b2o$67b2o9bo$78bo$33b3o42bo$52b3o$71b2o$71b
2o$35b2o$35b2o38b2o$75b2o$31b2o$31b2o$21bo$20bobo$20b2o12$9b3o$25b2o$
5b3o17b2o4$25b2o$24bo2bo$25b2o$22bo$21bobo$21bobo$22bo2$17b2o7b2o$16bo
2bo5bo2bo$17b2o7b2o2$22bo$21bobo$21bobo$22bo!

Players should at their turns launch a single glider , which must have come from the area outside of the bounding diamond of the monster ( to prevent unrealistic combinations where by backtracking we would see that there was an object in its direction , implying that it originated from inside the monster ) and try their best to do it in such a way that it reduces the population of the pattern maximally . However , it is allowed to sometimes change other ' s recent moves if your own is better , but please only do it minimally and only if your own are a lot better . It is also allowed to play suboptimally compared to the best move which you could find if those suboptimal moves are better in bringing the objects closer together , since a sea of widely separated objects would be a long and boring work to clean .
Do not mind if a glider , a xWSS or any other spaceship is made as a byproduct of the collision and please for that reason do not count it in the pattern size .
Once one Blorpus is eradicated without a trace ( apart from spaceships ) someone else should make a new Blorpus .
Please do not play twice in a row .
I will play first .

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x = 105, y = 115, rule = B3/S23
7$35b2o$34bobo$34b2o9$44b2o$44b2o6$71b2o$71b2o4$42bo$41bobo9bo$41bobo
8bobo$42bo9b2o$36b2o$35bo2bo7b2o$36b2o7bo2bo$46b2o25b3o$62b3o$38bo$38b
o$38bo$60b2o$60b2o5$76b3o2$73b2o$73b2o9bo$84bo$39b3o42bo$58b3o$77b2o$
77b2o$41b2o$41b2o38b2o$81b2o$37b2o$37b2o$27bo$26bobo$26b2o12$15b3o$31b
2o$11b3o17b2o4$31b2o$30bo2bo$31b2o$28bo$27bobo$27bobo$28bo2$23b2o7b2o$
22bo2bo5bo2bo$23b2o7b2o2$28bo$27bobo$27bobo$28bo3$35b3o$35bo$36bo!

Previous population : 127
New population : 107
Good morning / afternoon / evening / night !
Enjoy your life and all the best !
Have a suuuuperior day !

BokaBB

[confocaloid]

Previous population: 107
New population: 95

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x = 74, y = 113, rule = B3/S23
63bo$62bo$62b3o10$23b2o$22bobo$22b2o9$32b2o$32b2o6$59b2o$59b2o4$30bo$
29bobo9bo$29bobo8bobo$30bo9b2o$24b2o$23bo2bo7b2o$24b2o7bo2bo25bo$34b2o
15bo10bo$51bo10bo$51bo$25b3o2$48b2o$48b2o4$65bo$65bo$65bo$61b2o$61b2o$
28bo42b3o$28bo18bo$28bo18bo$47bo17b2o$65b2o$29b2o$29b2o38b2o$69b2o$25b
2o$25b2o$15bo$14bobo$14b2o11$4bo$4bo$o3bo$o$o16$22b2o$22b2o2$31bo$30bo
bo$29bo2bo$30b2o6$14b3o!

[GUYTU6J]

Do you forget what dvgrn said about a similar "game" of yours?

Will do my best to solve your puzzles!

Can you solve the second puzzle, please?

Nope, I already solved one of yours -- you have to take a turn before I'll do anything else.

If you spent less time making up puzzles and more time trying to solve them yourself, I think you'd be much more likely to start to be able to design puzzles that would be more interesting to more people. The two you've created here so far amount to shooting down a big random assortment of stuff, with the goal of making another random assortment of stuff, for no obvious reason.

People have tried to explain to you before that this kind of thing gets old very fast, especially when you keep generating more of the same without trying to improve them.
...

[BokaBB]

Do you forget what dvgrn said about a similar "game" of yours?

Will do my best to solve your puzzles!

Can you solve the second puzzle, please?

Nope, I already solved one of yours -- you have to take a turn before I'll do anything else.

If you spent less time making up puzzles and more time trying to solve them yourself, I think you'd be much more likely to start to be able to design puzzles that would be more interesting to more people. The two you've created here so far amount to shooting down a big random assortment of stuff, with the goal of making another random assortment of stuff, for no obvious reason.

People have tried to explain to you before that this kind of thing gets old very fast, especially when you keep generating more of the same without trying to improve them.
...

That is not very relevant here , and I really find it completely fine to just go with random puzzles , with non - random ones even being a somewhat poorer choice as they might have very simple and obvious solutions , something not much appreciable here .

I could probably do this much better , but here is my next move :
Previous population : 95
New population 88

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x = 159, y = 167, rule = B3/S23
39$65b2o$64bobo$64b2o9$74b2o$74b2o6$101b2o$101b2o4$72bo$71bobo9bo$71bo
bo8bobo$72bo9b2o2$112bo$104bo6bo$93bo10bo6b3o$93bo10bo$93bo$67b3o2$90b
2o$90b2o4$107bo$107bo$107bo$103b2o$103b2o$70bo42b3o$70bo18bo$70bo18bo$
89bo17b2o$107b2o$71b2o$71b2o38b2o$111b2o$67b2o$67b2o$57bo$56bobo$56b2o
11$46bo$46bo$42bo3bo$42bo$42bo16$64b2o$64b2o2$73bo$72bobo$71bo2bo$72b
2o6$56b3o!

Good morning / afternoon / evening / night !
Enjoy your life and all the best !
Have a suuuuperior day !

BokaBB

[dl-rs]

This is mine.

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x = 74, y = 102, rule = B3/S23
24b2o$23bobo$23b2o9$33b2o$33b2o6$60b2o$60b2o4$31bo$30bobo9bo$30bobo8b
obo$31bo9b2o4$62b3o$51b3o$27bo$27bo$27bo$49b2o$49b2o8$73bo$73bo$28b3o
42bo$47b3o$66b2o$66b2o$30b2o$30b2o38b2o$70b2o$26b2o$26b2o$16bo$15bobo
$15b2o4$36b3o$36bo$37bo6$4b3o2$3o17$23b2o$23b2o2$32bo$31bobo$30bo2bo$
31b2o5$16bo$16bo$16bo!

This is better.

Previous population: 88
New population: 79

[BokaBB]

This is mine.

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x = 74, y = 102, rule = B3/S23
24b2o$23bobo$23b2o9$33b2o$33b2o6$60b2o$60b2o4$31bo$30bobo9bo$30bobo8b
obo$31bo9b2o4$62b3o$51b3o$27bo$27bo$27bo$49b2o$49b2o8$73bo$73bo$28b3o
42bo$47b3o$66b2o$66b2o$30b2o$30b2o38b2o$70b2o$26b2o$26b2o$16bo$15bobo
$15b2o4$36b3o$36bo$37bo6$4b3o2$3o17$23b2o$23b2o2$32bo$31bobo$30bo2bo$
31b2o5$16bo$16bo$16bo!

This is better.

Previous population: 88
New population: 79

Something does not fit . With the glider the initial population in this example should be 93 , but it is 91 instead .
Good morning / afternoon / evening / night !
Enjoy your life and all the best !
Have a suuuuperior day !

BokaBB

[yujh]

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Something does not fit . With the glider the initial population in this example should be 93 , but it is 91 instead .
Good morning / afternoon / evening / night !
Enjoy your life and all the best !
Have a suuuuperior day !

BokaBB

I don’t see anything wrong with that pattern.

[BokaBB]

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Something does not fit . With the glider the initial population in this example should be 93 , but it is 91 instead .
Good morning / afternoon / evening / night !
Enjoy your life and all the best !
Have a suuuuperior day !

BokaBB

I don’t see anything wrong with that pattern.

You can select it and place into Golly . It says that the population is 91 , but it should be 88 + 5 from a glider = 93 .
Good morning / afternoon / evening / night !
Enjoy your life and all the best !
Have a suuuuperior day !

BokaBB

[yujh]

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BokaBB

Lifeviewer said 93.

[BokaBB]

Please sorry only so much .
Please try to prevent a sea with objects at very large distances from each other from arising if you can ! That would be a really boring thing to clear .
Previous population : 79
New population :72

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x = 96, y = 110, rule = B3/S23
6$37b2o$36bobo$36b2o9$46b2o$46b2o6$73b2o$73b2o4$44bo$43bobo9bo$43bobo
8bobo$44bo9b2o4$75b3o$64b3o$40bo$40bo$40bo$62b2o$62b2o6$23bo$24bo$22b
3o61bo$86bo$86bo$60b3o$79b2o$79b2o2$83b2o$83b2o10$44bo$43bobo$42bo2bo$
43b2o4$17b3o2$13b3o17$36b2o$36b2o2$45bo$44bobo$43bo2bo$44b2o5$29bo$29b
o$29bo!

Good morning / afternoon / evening / night !
Enjoy your life and all the best !
Have a suuuuperior day !

BokaBB

[confocaloid]

Previous population: 72
New population: 65

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x = 87, y = 102, rule = B3/S23
24b2o$23bobo$23b2o9$33b2o$33b2o6$60b2o$60b2o4$31bo$30bobo9bo$30bobo8bo
bo$31bo9b2o4$62b3o$51b3o$27bo$27bo$27bo$49b2o$49b2o8$73bo$73bo$73bo$
47b3o$66b2o$66b2o2$70b2o$70b2o17$4b3o2$3o6$84b3o$84bo$85bo9$23b2o$23b
2o2$32bo$31bobo$30bo2bo$31b2o5$16bo$16bo$16bo!

[HotWheels9232]

77-->61
Sorry that this is not outside the bounding diamond, but you can easily convince yourself that it is not in the way of anything.

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x = 74, y = 107, rule = B3/S23
62bobo$62b2o$63bo3$24b2o$23bobo$23b2o9$33b2o$33b2o6$60b2o$60b2o4$31bo$
30bobo9bo$30bobo8bobo$31bo9b2o4$62b3o$51b3o$27bo$27bo$27bo$49b2o$49b2o
8$73bo$73bo$73bo$47b3o$66b2o$66b2o2$70b2o$70b2o17$4b3o2$3o17$23b2o$23b
2o2$32bo$31bobo$30bo2bo$31b2o5$16bo$16bo$16bo!

[squareroot12621]

61→54.

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x = 83, y = 101, rule = B3/S23
23b2o$22bobo$22b2o9$32b2o$32b2o6$59b2o$59b2o10$62bo$51bo10bo$51bo10bo
$51bo$25b3o2$48b2o$48b2o9$71b3o$47bo$47bo$47bo17b2o$65b2o2$69b2o$69b2o
5$80b3o$80bo$81bo9$4bo$4bo$o3bo$o$o16$22b2o$22b2o2$31bo$30bobo$29bo2b
o$30b2o6$14b3o! [[ ZOOM 4 THEME Mono GPS 30 AUTOSTART T 0 PAUSE 1 T 100 PAUSE 1 LOOP 101 ]]

[BokaBB]

It is alright to change the way how we take down the Blorpus by changing other's moves like what HotWheels9232 did , but please do not do it often and only if your improvement is vastly superior . You can also do it suboptimally if it reduces the vastness of the pattern better .
Previous population : 54
New population : 47

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x = 109, y = 112, rule = B3/S23
3$42b2o$41bobo$41b2o9$51b2o$51b2o6$78b2o$78b2o$85bo$84bo$84b3o8$80b3o$
69b3o$45bo$45bo$45bo$67b2o$67b2o11$65b3o6$91b2o$91b2o15$22b3o2$18b3o
17$41b2o$41b2o2$50bo$49bobo$48bo2bo$49b2o5$34bo$34bo$34bo!

Good morning / afternoon / evening / night !
Enjoy your life and all the best !
Have a suuuuperior day !

BokaBB

[confocaloid]

Previous population: 47
New population: 36

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x = 98, y = 101, rule = B3/S23
23b2o$22bobo$22b2o9$32b2o$32b2o5$96bo$95bo$95b3o11$51bo$51bo$51bo$25b
3o2$48b2o$48b2o10$47bo$47bo$47bo5$72b2o$72b2o14$4bo$4bo$o3bo$o$o16$22b
2o$22b2o2$31bo$30bobo$29bo2bo$30b2o6$14b3o!

The time difference is only three minutes, so maybe they just didn't notice another reply before posting their move.

[BokaBB]

Previous population: 47
New population: 36

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x = 98, y = 101, rule = B3/S23
23b2o$22bobo$22b2o9$32b2o$32b2o5$96bo$95bo$95b3o11$51bo$51bo$51bo$25b
3o2$48b2o$48b2o10$47bo$47bo$47bo5$72b2o$72b2o14$4bo$4bo$o3bo$o$o16$22b
2o$22b2o2$31bo$30bobo$29bo2bo$30b2o6$14b3o!

The time difference is only three minutes, so maybe they just didn't notice another reply before posting their move.

Let's accept it this time , but please do not make it a habit .
Previous population : 36
New population : 30

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x = 98, y = 121, rule = B3/S23
11$34bo$35bo$33b3o5$34b2o$33bobo$33b2o9$43b2o$43b2o18$62bo$62bo$62bo$
36b3o2$59b2o$59b2o10$58bo$58bo$58bo5$83b2o$83b2o14$15bo$15bo$11bo3bo$
11bo$11bo28$25b3o!

Good morning / afternoon / evening / night !
Enjoy your life and all the best !
Have a suuuuperior day !

BokaBB

[dl-rs]

This is not good either
Previous population : 30
New population : 23

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x = 75, y = 91, rule = B3/S23
33b2o$33b2o12$58bo$58bobo$58b2o5$51b3o$27bo$27bo$27bo$49b2o$49b2o11$47b
3o6$73b2o$73b2o15$4b3o2$3o28$16bo$16bo$16bo!

[squareroot12621]

23 → 17.
(The glider has been confirmed not to conflict with the position of any other object.)

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x = 75, y = 91, rule = B3/S23
33b2o$33b2o20$27bo$27bo$27bo13$47b3o6$73b2o$73b2o15$4b3o2$3o2$6b2o$5b
2o$7bo24$16bo$16bo$16bo! [[ ZOOM 4.5 GPS 30 THEME Mono AUTOSTART ]]
[[ T 0 PAUSE 1 T 50 X -30 Y 15 ZOOM 20 LOOP 100 ]]

[BokaBB]

Previous population : 17
New population : 13

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x = 86, y = 81, rule = B3/S23
8$30bo$30bo$30bo13$50b3o6$76b2o$76b2o45$19bo$19bo$19bo!

Do you want a new Blorpus ? This we can remove in roughly four steps and I am not sure if there is anything faster .
Good morning / afternoon / evening / night !
Enjoy your life and all the best !
Have a suuuuperior day !

BokaBB

[HotWheels9232]

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#C New Blorpus
x = 42, y = 84, rule = B3/S23
18b2o$18b2o2$40b2o$20b2o18b2o$20b2o2b2o5b2o$24b2o5b2o$bo$obo$o2bo5b2o$
b2o6b2o$35b2o$35b2o11$25bo$24bobo$13bo10bobo$13bo11bo$13bo$29b2o$28bo
2bo$29b2o2$25bo$24bobo$24bobo$25bo2$9b2o18bo$8bo2bo17bo$8bobo18bo$9bo
3$12b2o$11bo2bo$12bobo$13bo9bo$23bo$23bo2$20b2o$20b2o12$28b2o$28b2o7$
32b2o$32b2o9$22b2o$22bobo$23b2o!

[squareroot12621]

94 → 85.

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x = 42, y = 89, rule = B3/S23
25bo$24bo$24b3o3$18b2o$18b2o2$40b2o$20b2o18b2o$20b2o2b2o5b2o$24b2o5b2o
$bo$obo$o2bo5b2o$b2o6b2o$35b2o$35b2o11$25bo$24bobo$13bo10bobo$13bo11b
o$13bo$29b2o$28bo2bo$29b2o2$25bo$24bobo$24bobo$25bo2$9b2o18bo$8bo2bo17b
o$8bobo18bo$9bo3$12b2o$11bo2bo$12bobo$13bo9bo$23bo$23bo2$20b2o$20b2o12$
28b2o$28b2o7$32b2o$32b2o9$22b2o$22bobo$23b2o! [[ THEME Mono GPS 15 ZOOM 5 ]]
[[ AUTOSTART T 0 PAUSE 1 T 30 Y -35 ZOOM 20 LOOP 65 ]]

[dl-rs]

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x = 48, y = 84, rule = B3/S23
22bo$22bo$22bo$40b2o$40b2o$31b2o$31b2o$bo$obo$o2bo5b2o$b2o6b2o$35b2o$
35b2o11$25bo$24bobo$13bo10bobo$13bo11bo$13bo$29b2o$28bo2bo$29b2o2$25b
o$24bobo$24bobo$25bo2$9b2o18bo$8bo2bo17bo$8bobo18bo$9bo3$12b2o$11bo2b
o$12bobo$13bo9bo$23bo$23bo2$20b2o$20b2o23b2o$45bobo$45bo10$28b2o$28b2o
7$32b2o$32b2o9$22b2o$22bobo$23b2o!

85 =>65

[squareroot12621]

No way.

[confocaloid]

Previous population: 65
New population: 62

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x = 53, y = 84, rule = B3/S23
22bo$22bo$22bo$40b2o$40b2o$31b2o$31b2o$bo$obo$o2bo5b2o$b2o6b2o$35b2o$
35b2o11$30b2o$30b2o10bo$41bobo$41b2o2$4b3o2$2bo39b2o$2bo38bo2bo$2bo39b
2o18$20b2o$20b2o12$28b2o20b3o$28b2o20bo$51bo6$32b2o$32b2o9$22b2o$22bob
o$23b2o!

[dl-rs]

Previous population: 65
New population: 62

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x = 53, y = 84, rule = B3/S23
22bo$22bo$22bo$40b2o$40b2o$31b2o$31b2o$bo$obo$o2bo5b2o$b2o6b2o$35b2o$
35b2o11$30b2o$30b2o10bo$41bobo$41b2o2$4b3o2$2bo39b2o$2bo38bo2bo$2bo39b
2o18$20b2o$20b2o12$28b2o20b3o$28b2o20bo$51bo6$32b2o$32b2o9$22b2o$22bob
o$23b2o!

Previous population: 62
New population: 56

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x = 69, y = 92, rule = B3/S23
2o$obo$o7$36b3o2$55b2o$55b2o$46b2o$17b2o27b2o$17b2o4$50b2o$50b2o2$21b
2o$21b2o8$45b2o$45b2o10bo$56bobo$56b2o$20bo$20bo$20bo$57b2o$16b3o37bo
2bo$57b2o13$66b2o$66bobo$66bo3$35b2o$35b2o12$43b2o$43b2o7$47b2o$47b2o
9$37b2o$37bobo$38b2o!