Rule of the Fortnight

[CARuler]

my votes are:
photons10v0
StatesHunter
FactorioR2

[PiSpaceships]

I vote for Phex.

[hibiscus]

I vote for B2n3-enqy4cijrwyz5cinqy6kn78/S01e2ein3eikry4-ciry5-aeky6ein7e8 (Primeria) and B012aen3-kr4enz5acny6-k7e/S2-k3-in4-cirwy5-jy6-in (Spines).

[b-engine]

I'll vote for Phex again, unless I nominate something else.
Also vote FactorioR2.

[LuveelVoom]

I vote for Spines. My rationale for this is as follows:
-Phex feels too narrow for a wide scale exploration, as I don’t see what one could do besides circuitry and maybe constructing some rakes (although, if a reaction for a constructable ship exists, that could be a fun project). It’s a fine rule (these are all good rules), but it doesn’t seem like the sort of thing to do for a RotW.
-StatesHunter for the above reason as well; it seems to me like a variant of stateinvestigator, which isn’t really the sort of thing that would require coordinated investigation in a RotW.
-FactorioR2, from some messing around, seems like a fairly dry rule (I have this opinion of factorio as well.) There don’t seem to be many reactions or other things that could be used to keep a multi day exploration going.
-Photons10v0 suffers from two issues: first, it’s extremely complex (and laggy) and second a lot of its objects seem to be built in by the ruletable. I am confused about what’s even going on in the soups of this rule. I think the creator of the ruletable got a bit too ambitious (how many states does it have again? lemme check EDIT: Two hundred and twenty. how long did this take??????)
-Spines is naturalistic R1, avoiding many of the above issues, and seems to have common enough structures that interesting constructions could be made. Thus my vote is for spines.

[R2INT]

It's Monday now, and that means it's time to count up the votes:
Spines: 3 votes
photons10v0: 2 votes
Primeria: 1 vote
Phex: 1 vote
StatesHunter: 1 vote
FactorioR2: 1 vote

Spines (B012aen3-kr4enz5acny6-k7e/S2-k3-in4-cirwy5-jy6in) has been voted to be RotW 2!!

[...]

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x = 35, y = 69, rule = B012aen3-kr4enz5acny6-k7e/S2-k3-in4-cirwy5-jy6in
o64$28b7o$28b7o$29bobobo2$30bobo!
# [[ PASTEMODE COPY PASTE RANDCELLS 64 64 0 0 ]]

[hibiscus]

People still have time to vote until 00:00 UTC on April 1st, but I don't think that'd make any noticeable change in voting.

[get_Snacked]

i vote primeria

[PiSpaceships]

I change my vote from Phex to photons10v0.

[LWSSONHWSSONLWSS]

I vote for Phex.
I love that rule!

[PiSpaceships]

I change my vote back to Phex.

[hotcrystal0]

I nominate this rule of mine:

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 x = 31, y = 44, rule = unnamed
25.2A$24.2A$25.2A$26.A12$25.2A$25.ACA$10.2A13.A2CA$2.A6.A2.A13.A.A$A.
A6.A.A13.A2CA$.2A7.A14.ACA$25.2A$29.C4$24.A2.A$28.A$24.A3.A$25.4A3$26.
A$24.A3.A$29.A$24.A4.A$25.5A3$26.2A$24.A4.A$30.A$24.A5.A$25.6A!

@RULE unnamed

@TABLE
n_states:5
neighborhood:Moore
symmetries:rotate4reflect

var a={0,1,2,3,4}
var a1=a
var a2=a
var a3=a
var a4=a
var a5=a
var a6=a
var a7=a
var b = {1,2}
var b1 = b
var b2 = b
var b3 = b
var b4 = b
var b5 = b
var b6 = b
var c = {0,3}
var c1 = c
var c2 = c
var c3 = c
var c4 = c
var c5 = c
var d = {0,3,4}
var d1 = d
var d2 = d
var d3 = d
var d4 = d

# Birth

# 0,1,1,c,c1,1,c2,1,c3,0
c5,b,b1,b2,d,d1,d2,d3,d4,1
c5,b,b1,c,b2,c1,c2,c3,c4,1
c5,b,b1,c,c1,b2,c2,c3,c4,1
c5,b,b1,c,c1,c2,b2,c3,c4,1
c5,b,b1,d,d1,d2,d3,b2,d4,1
c5,b,b1,c,c1,c2,c3,c4,b2,1
c5,b,c,b1,c1,b2,c2,c3,c4,2
c5,b,c,b1,c1,c2,b2,c3,c4,1
c5,b,c,c1,b1,c2,b2,c3,c4,1
c5,c,b,c1,b1,c2,b2,c3,c4,1
c5,b,1,c,c1,b2,c2,b3,c3,1
c5,b,b1,2,b2,b3,c,c1,c2,1
3,b,b1,b2,b3,c,c1,b4,c2,1
c5,1,2,1,1,c,c1,c2,1,1
c5,b,b1,b2,b3,c,c1,c2,b4,3
c5,b,b1,b2,c,b3,c1,b4,c2,1
c5,b,b1,c,b2,c1,b3,b4,c2,2
3,1,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,1
0,1,1,1,0,1,0,0,0,3
3,0,1,0,3,0,1,0,0,1
0,2,1,2,1,2,1,2,1,4
3,1,1,0,4,0,1,1,0,2
0,4,0,2,1,1,1,2,0,1

# Survival

1,3,3,1,1,0,0,0,0,0
b,b,b1,c,c1,c2,c3,c4,c5,1
b,b,c,b1,c1,c2,c3,c4,c5,1
b3,b,c,c1,b1,c2,c3,c4,c5,1
b3,b,c,c1,c2,b1,c3,c4,c5,1
b3,c,b,c1,b1,c2,c3,c4,c5,1
b3,c,b,c1,c2,c3,b1,c4,c5,1
b3,b,b1,b2,c,c1,c2,c3,c4,1
b3,b,b1,c,b2,c1,c2,c3,c4,1
b3,b,b1,c,c1,b2,c2,c3,c4,b3
b3,b,b1,c,c1,c2,b2,c3,c4,1
b3,b,b1,c,c1,c2,c3,b2,c4,1
b3,b,b1,c,c1,c2,c3,c4,b2,1
b3,b,c,b1,c1,b2,c2,c3,c4,1
b3,b,c,b1,c1,c2,b2,c3,c4,1
b3,b,c,c1,b1,c2,b2,c3,c4,1
b3,c,b,c1,b1,c2,b2,c3,c4,1
b,b1,b2,0,0,0,b3,b4,0,3
b,b1,b2,b3,b4,b5,b6,c,c1,3
2,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,2
b,1,1,0,1,0,0,0,1,3
4,0,c,0,c1,0,c2,0,c3,4
# 4,0,2,0,2,0,2,0,2,4

# Death

b,a,a1,a2,a3,a4,a5,a6,a7,0
3,a,a1,a2,a3,a4,a5,a6,a7,0
4,a,a1,a2,a3,a4,a5,a6,a7,0

@COLORS

0 0 0 0
1 255 0 0
2 255 128 0
3 50 0 0
4 0 255 0
@ICONS
circles

[PiSpaceships]

I change my vote to unnamed.

[hibiscus]

I nominate this rule of mine:

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 x = 31, y = 44, rule = unnamed
...

We've already done the nominating for Rule of the Week 2. All of the nominees are in the first post (unless I've missed something).

[confocaloid]

What's the point of changing your vote many times in a row?

And wouldn't it simplify everything to just edit the earlier post if you want to change your vote, instead of posting again?

I change my vote from Phex to photons10v0.

I change my vote back to Phex.

I change my vote to unnamed.

I change it to unnamed

Changing it to photons10v0

[LWSSONHWSSONLWSS]

I change it to unnamed

[hibiscus]

We've got a tie between photons10v0 and B012aen3-kr4enz5acny6-k7e/S2-k3-in4-cirwy5-jy6in (Spines).

[islptng]

I remove Wickstretcher and the Adjustable Spaceships 2 as a nominee.

I vote for Calthrops.

EDIT: Please keep my nominees if they failed to be RotW, until I ask to remove one.

[LWSSONHWSSONLWSS]

Changing it to photons10v0

[islptng]

Nominate T-logic 4 and vote for it. How ROTW2 is still undecided yet but the time is already over.

[hibiscus]

I guess RotW 2 was never meant to be.

Nominating and voting for RotW 3 will take place from 2025/04/08 to 2025/04/13.

[LuveelVoom]

I propose a new amendment:

No changing votes. Deal with it. Vote changing is spamming the thread and is not good.

[confocaloid]

[...] No changing votes. [...]

+1

Additionally, while I'm not entirely sure what exactly I would want to propose instead, I feel like one week is too short for anything sensible to happen.
Maybe it would work better to make it a monthly event.
Maybe it would work better to avoid tying it to any fixed schedule, and instead rely on consensus.

It's worth brainstorming what the situation is, and what could be done, at least in principle.

[Disaster16439]

[...] No changing votes. [...]

+1

Additionally, while I'm not entirely sure what exactly I would want to propose instead, I feel like one week is too short for anything sensible to happen.
Maybe it would work better to make it a monthly event.
Maybe it would work better to avoid tying it to any fixed schedule, and instead rely on consensus.

It's worth brainstorming what the situation is, and what could be done, at least in principle.

I agree with confocaloid in that it should be “Rule of the Month”. Also, we should probably add a rule that no forum thread exists for it, as otherwise discussion could be posted in the thread instead of here, which defeats the point of it. Also, I feel like this should be moved to the oca forum. Nominating B2i3-cky/S23-ky4q.
It has 3 small spaceships, the critter, glider, and ant respectively:

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x = 21, y = 5, rule = B2i3-cky/S23-ky4q
bo$obo5b3o6b3o$obo7bo6b3o$obo6bo10bo$19bo!

It also has the following double block puffer:

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x = 3, y = 5, rule = B2i3-cky/S23-ky4q
2bo$bo$obo$o$3o!

8-engine cordership:

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x = 105, y = 105, rule = B2i3-cky/S23-ky4q
41bo$40b2o$38b2ob2o$42bo$37bo3b2o$41b2o$38bo2bo$39b2o8$30b2o$30b2o$35b
o$33bo5bo$33bo2bo3b2o$33bo4bo$33bo3b2o3bo$34bo2bo3bo$38b4o$37b2o$22b2o
13b3o$22b2o13b2o$18b2o17bo$18b2o18b3o$38b3o5$55bo$53b2o2bo$47b2o4bo3bo
$10b2o35b2o2bobo4bo$10b2o35b2ob4ob2o$6b2o41b4ob2o$6b2o49bo$59bo$54bo$
55b4o2$63bo$61bo5bo$2bo58bo2bo3b2o$o5bo54bo4bo$o2bo3b2o52bo3b2o3bo$o4b
o56bo2bo3bo$o3b2o3bo56b4o$bo2bo3bo56b2o$5b4o56b3o$4b2o59b2o$4b3o6b2o
50bo$4b2o7b2o51b3o$4bo8bo52b3o$5b3o5b2o$5b3o5bo$16bob2o$15b5o$83bo15b
4o$81b2o2bo12b3ob3o$75b2o4bo3bo11bo5bo$23bo51b2o2bobo4bo10bo4bo$21b2o
2bo49b2ob4ob2o13bo3bo$15b2o4bo3bo51b4ob2o16bo$15b2o2bobo4bo58bo$15b2ob
4ob2o62bo$17b4ob2o58bo$25bo57b4o$27bo$22bo65b2o$23b4o61b2o3$32bo$30bo
5bo$30bo2bo3b2o$30bo4bo$30bo3b2o3bo38b2o$31bo2bo3bo39b2o$35b4o$34b2o$
34b3o6b2o31b2o$34b2o7b2o31b2o$34bo8bo$35b3o5b2o$35b3o5bo$46bob2o$45b5o
2$66b2o$66b2o$53bo$51b2o2bo$45b2o4bo3bo8b2o$45b2o2bobo4bo7b2o$45b2ob4o
b2o$47b4ob2o$55bo$57bo$52bo$53b4o!

Rake #1:

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x = 433, y = 352, rule = B2i3-cky/S23-ky4q
369bo$368b2o$366b2ob2o$370bo$365bo3b2o$369b2o$366bo2bo$367b2o8$358b2o$
358b2o$363bo$361bo5bo$361bo2bo3b2o$361bo4bo$361bo3b2o3bo$362bo2bo3bo$
366b4o$365b2o$350b2o13b3o$350b2o13b2o$346b2o17bo$346b2o18b3o$366b3o5$
383bo$381b2o2bo$375b2o4bo3bo$338b2o35b2o2bobo4bo$338b2o35b2ob4ob2o$
334b2o41b4ob2o$334b2o49bo$387bo$382bo$383b4o2$391bo$389bo5bo$330bo58bo
2bo3b2o$328bo5bo54bo4bo$328bo2bo3b2o52bo3b2o3bo$328bo4bo56bo2bo3bo$
328bo3b2o3bo56b4o$329bo2bo3bo56b2o$333b4o56b3o$332b2o59b2o$332b3o6b2o
50bo$332b2o7b2o51b3o$332bo8bo52b3o$333b3o5b2o$333b3o5bo$344bob2o$343b
5o$411bo15b4o$409b2o2bo12b3ob3o$403b2o4bo3bo11bo5bo$351bo51b2o2bobo4bo
10bo4bo$349b2o2bo49b2ob4ob2o13bo3bo$343b2o4bo3bo51b4ob2o16bo$343b2o2bo
bo4bo58bo$343b2ob4ob2o62bo$345b4ob2o58bo$353bo57b4o$355bo$350bo65b2o$
351b4o61b2o3$360bo$358bo5bo$358bo2bo3b2o$358bo4bo$358bo3b2o3bo38b2o$
359bo2bo3bo39b2o$363b4o$362b2o$362b3o6b2o31b2o$362b2o7b2o31b2o$362bo8b
o$363b3o5b2o$363b3o5bo$374bob2o$373b5o2$394b2o$394b2o$381bo$379b2o2bo$
373b2o4bo3bo8b2o$373b2o2bobo4bo7b2o$373b2ob4ob2o$375b4ob2o$383bo$385bo
$380bo$381b4o38$217bo$216b2o$214b2ob2o$218bo$213bo3b2o$217b2o$214bo2bo
$215b2o8$206b2o$206b2o$211bo$209bo5bo$41b2o166bo2bo3b2o$40bo168bo4bo$
40bo2bo165bo3b2o3bo$39bo4bo165bo2bo3bo$44bo169b4o$41bo171b2o$40bob2o
154b2o13b3o$40b2o156b2o13b2o$194b2o17bo$194b2o18b3o$214b3o5$31b2o198bo
$31b2o196b2o2bo$223b2o4bo3bo$35bo5bo144b2o35b2o2bobo4bo$33b3o5bo144b2o
35b2ob4ob2o$33b3o3b2obo139b2o41b4ob2o$34b2o2b2o142b2o49bo$38bo3b2o191b
o$40b3o187bo$231b4o$23b2o12bo2bo$23b2o12bo2bo198bo$19b2o17bo198bo5bo$
19b2o17b2obo136bo58bo2bo3b2o$39bobo134bo5bo54bo4bo$40bo135bo2bo3b2o52b
o3b2o3bo$176bo4bo56bo2bo3bo$176bo3b2o3bo56b4o$177bo2bo3bo56b2o$55bo
125b4o56b3o$54b2obo122b2o59b2o$48b2o4bo3b2o120b3o6b2o50bo$11b2o34bo3b
2obo2bo122b2o7b2o51b3o$11b2o35b2o6b2o122bo8bo52b3o$7b2o40b2o4b2o124b3o
5b2o$7b2o42b2o128b3o5bo$192bob2o$56b4o131b5o$56b3o200bo15b4o$57b2o198b
2o2bo12b3ob3o$251b2o4bo3bo11bo5bo$63bo5bo129bo51b2o2bobo4bo10bo4bo$61b
3o5bo127b2o2bo49b2ob4ob2o13bo3bo$2bo5bo52b3o3b2obo120b2o4bo3bo51b4ob2o
16bo$3o5bo53b2o2b2o123b2o2bobo4bo58bo$3o3b2obo56bo3b2o119b2ob4ob2o62bo
$b2o2b2o61b3o122b4ob2o58bo$5bo3b2o190bo57b4o$7b3o55bo2bo134bo$65bo2bo
129bo65b2o$4bo2bo6b2o50bo132b4o61b2o$4bo2bo5bo52b2obo$5bo7bo53bobo$5b
2obo4b3o52bo139bo$6bobo5b2o190bo5bo$7bo8b2o2bo185bo2bo3b2o$16b2o2bo80b
2o103bo4bo$17b3o63bo15bo3bo102bo3b2o3bo38b2o$82b2obo13bo5bo101bo2bo3bo
39b2o$76b2o4bo3b2o10bobo4bo105b4o$23bo51bo3b2obo2bo12b2o3b2o105b2o$22b
2obo50b2o6b2o16bo107b3o6b2o31b2o$16b2o4bo3b2o49b2o4b2o125b2o7b2o31b2o$
15bo3b2obo2bo53b2o129bo8bo$16b2o6b2o185b3o5b2o$17b2o4b2o59b4o123b3o5bo
$19b2o63b3o135bob2o$85b2o134b5o$24b4o61b2o$24b3o62b2o151b2o$25b2o215b
2o$229bo$227b2o2bo$32bo5bo182b2o4bo3bo8b2o$30b3o5bo182b2o2bobo4bo7b2o$
30b3o3b2obo181b2ob4ob2o$31b2o2b2o42b2o142b4ob2o$35bo3b2o38b2o150bo$37b
3o193bo$228bo$34bo2bo6b2o31b2o150b4o$34bo2bo5bo33b2o32bo$35bo7bo66b2o$
35b2obo4b3o62b2ob2o$36bobo5b2o66bo$37bo8b2o2bo56bo3b2o$46b2o2bo60b2o$
47b3o58bo2bo$67b2o40b2o$67b2o$53bo$52b2obo$46b2o4bo3b2o7b2o$45bo3b2obo
2bo9b2o$46b2o6b2o$47b2o4b2o$49b2o49b2o$100b2o$54b4o47bo$54b3o46bo5bo$
55b2o46bo2bo3b2o$103bo4bo$103bo3b2o3bo$104bo2bo3bo$108b4o$107b2o$92b2o
13b3o$92b2o13b2o$88b2o17bo$60bobobo23b2o18b3o$60bo2bo44b3o$60b3o4$125b
o$123b2o2bo$117b2o4bo3bo$80b2o35b2o2bobo4bo$80b2o35b2ob4ob2o$76b2o41b
4ob2o$76b2o49bo$129bo$124bo$125b4o2$133bo$131bo5bo$72bo58bo2bo3b2o$70b
o5bo54bo4bo$70bo2bo3b2o52bo3b2o3bo$70bo4bo56bo2bo3bo$70bo3b2o3bo56b4o$
71bo2bo3bo56b2o$75b4o56b3o$74b2o59b2o$74b3o6b2o50bo$74b2o7b2o51b3o$74b
o8bo52b3o$75b3o5b2o$75b3o5bo$86bob2o$85b5o$153bo15b4o$151b2o2bo12b3ob
3o$145b2o4bo3bo11bo5bo$93bo51b2o2bobo4bo10bo4bo$91b2o2bo49b2ob4ob2o13b
o3bo$85b2o4bo3bo51b4ob2o16bo$85b2o2bobo4bo58bo$85b2ob4ob2o62bo$87b4ob
2o58bo$95bo57b4o$97bo$92bo65b2o$93b4o61b2o3$102bo$100bo5bo$100bo2bo3b
2o$100bo4bo$100bo3b2o3bo38b2o$101bo2bo3bo39b2o$105b4o$104b2o$104b3o6b
2o31b2o$104b2o7b2o31b2o$104bo8bo$105b3o5b2o$105b3o5bo$116bob2o$115b5o
2$136b2o$136b2o$123bo$121b2o2bo$115b2o4bo3bo8b2o$115b2o2bobo4bo7b2o$
115b2ob4ob2o$117b4ob2o$125bo$127bo$122bo$123b4o!

Rake #2:

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x = 339, y = 275, rule = B2i3-cky/S23-ky4q
275bo$274b2o$272b2ob2o$276bo$271bo3b2o$275b2o$272bo2bo$273b2o8$264b2o$
264b2o$269bo$267bo5bo$267bo2bo3b2o$267bo4bo$267bo3b2o3bo$268bo2bo3bo$
272b4o$271b2o$256b2o13b3o$256b2o13b2o$252b2o17bo$252b2o18b3o$272b3o5$
289bo$287b2o2bo$281b2o4bo3bo$244b2o35b2o2bobo4bo$244b2o35b2ob4ob2o$
240b2o41b4ob2o$240b2o49bo$293bo$288bo$289b4o2$297bo$295bo5bo$236bo58bo
2bo3b2o$234bo5bo54bo4bo$234bo2bo3b2o52bo3b2o3bo$234bo4bo56bo2bo3bo$
234bo3b2o3bo56b4o$235bo2bo3bo56b2o$239b4o56b3o$238b2o59b2o$238b3o6b2o
50bo$238b2o7b2o51b3o$238bo8bo52b3o$239b3o5b2o$239b3o5bo$250bob2o$249b
5o$317bo15b4o$315b2o2bo12b3ob3o$309b2o4bo3bo11bo5bo$257bo51b2o2bobo4bo
10bo4bo$255b2o2bo49b2ob4ob2o13bo3bo$249b2o4bo3bo51b4ob2o16bo$249b2o2bo
bo4bo58bo$211bo37b2ob4ob2o62bo$210b2o39b4ob2o58bo$208b2ob2o46bo57b4o$
212bo48bo$207bo3b2o43bo65b2o$211b2o44b4o61b2o$208bo2bo$209b2o$266bo$
264bo5bo$264bo2bo3b2o$264bo4bo$264bo3b2o3bo38b2o$265bo2bo3bo39b2o$269b
4o$41b2o157b2o66b2o$40bo159b2o66b3o6b2o31b2o$40bo2bo161bo62b2o7b2o31b
2o$39bo4bo158bo5bo58bo8bo$44bo158bo2bo3b2o57b3o5b2o$41bo161bo4bo60b3o
5bo$40bob2o159bo3b2o3bo67bob2o$40b2o162bo2bo3bo67b5o$208b4o$207b2o91b
2o$192b2o13b3o90b2o$192b2o13b2o78bo$188b2o17bo77b2o2bo$188b2o18b3o68b
2o4bo3bo8b2o$208b3o68b2o2bobo4bo7b2o$31b2o246b2ob4ob2o$31b2o248b4ob2o$
289bo$35bo5bo249bo$33b3o5bo183bo60bo$33b3o3b2obo180b2o2bo59b4o$34b2o2b
2o177b2o4bo3bo$38bo3b2o136b2o35b2o2bobo4bo$40b3o137b2o35b2ob4ob2o$176b
2o41b4ob2o$23b2o12bo2bo135b2o49bo$23b2o12bo2bo188bo$19b2o17bo185bo$19b
2o17b2obo183b4o$39bobo$40bo192bo$231bo5bo$172bo58bo2bo3b2o$170bo5bo54b
o4bo$55bo114bo2bo3b2o52bo3b2o3bo$54b2obo112bo4bo56bo2bo3bo$48b2o4bo3b
2o110bo3b2o3bo56b4o$11b2o34bo3b2obo2bo113bo2bo3bo56b2o$11b2o35b2o6b2o
117b4o56b3o$7b2o40b2o4b2o117b2o59b2o$7b2o42b2o121b3o6b2o50bo$174b2o7b
2o51b3o$56b4o114bo8bo52b3o$56b3o116b3o5b2o$57b2o116b3o5bo$186bob2o$63b
o5bo115b5o$61b3o5bo183bo15b4o$2bo5bo52b3o3b2obo180b2o2bo12b3ob3o$3o5bo
53b2o2b2o177b2o4bo3bo11bo5bo$3o3b2obo56bo3b2o121bo51b2o2bobo4bo10bo4bo
$b2o2b2o61b3o120b2o2bo49b2ob4ob2o13bo3bo$5bo3b2o174b2o4bo3bo51b4ob2o
16bo$7b3o55bo2bo116b2o2bobo4bo58bo$65bo2bo116b2ob4ob2o62bo$4bo2bo6b2o
50bo120b4ob2o58bo$4bo2bo5bo52b2obo125bo57b4o$5bo7bo53bobo127bo$5b2obo
4b3o52bo123bo65b2o$6bobo5b2o177b4o61b2o$7bo8b2o2bo$16b2o2bo80b2o$17b3o
63bo15bo3bo98bo$82b2obo13bo5bo94bo5bo$76b2o4bo3b2o10bobo4bo94bo2bo3b2o
$23bo51bo3b2obo2bo12b2o3b2o95bo4bo$22b2obo50b2o6b2o16bo97bo3b2o3bo38b
2o$16b2o4bo3b2o49b2o4b2o116bo2bo3bo39b2o$15bo3b2obo2bo53b2o124b4o$16b
2o6b2o178b2o$17b2o4b2o59b4o116b3o6b2o31b2o$19b2o63b3o117b2o7b2o31b2o$
85b2o117bo8bo$24b4o61b2o114b3o5b2o$24b3o62b2o114b3o5bo$25b2o189bob2o$
215b5o2$32bo5bo197b2o$30b3o5bo197b2o$30b3o3b2obo183bo$31b2o2b2o42b2o
140b2o2bo$35bo3b2o38b2o134b2o4bo3bo8b2o$37b3o175b2o2bobo4bo7b2o$215b2o
b4ob2o$34bo2bo6b2o31b2o138b4ob2o$34bo2bo5bo33b2o32bo113bo$35bo7bo66b2o
115bo$35b2obo4b3o62b2ob2o109bo$36bobo5b2o66bo110b4o$37bo8b2o2bo56bo3b
2o$46b2o2bo60b2o$47b3o58bo2bo$67b2o40b2o$67b2o$53bo$52b2obo$46b2o4bo3b
2o7b2o$45bo3b2obo2bo9b2o$46b2o6b2o$47b2o4b2o$49b2o49b2o$100b2o$54b4o
47bo$54b3o46bo5bo$55b2o46bo2bo3b2o$103bo4bo$103bo3b2o3bo$104bo2bo3bo$
108b4o$107b2o$92b2o13b3o$92b2o13b2o$88b2o17bo$60bobobo23b2o18b3o$60bo
2bo44b3o$60b3o4$125bo$123b2o2bo$117b2o4bo3bo$80b2o35b2o2bobo4bo$80b2o
35b2ob4ob2o$76b2o41b4ob2o$76b2o49bo$129bo$124bo$125b4o2$133bo$131bo5bo
$72bo58bo2bo3b2o$70bo5bo54bo4bo$70bo2bo3b2o52bo3b2o3bo$70bo4bo56bo2bo
3bo$70bo3b2o3bo56b4o$71bo2bo3bo56b2o$75b4o56b3o$74b2o59b2o$74b3o6b2o
50bo$74b2o7b2o51b3o$74bo8bo52b3o$75b3o5b2o$75b3o5bo$86bob2o$85b5o$153b
o15b4o$151b2o2bo12b3ob3o$145b2o4bo3bo11bo5bo$93bo51b2o2bobo4bo10bo4bo$
91b2o2bo49b2ob4ob2o13bo3bo$85b2o4bo3bo51b4ob2o16bo$85b2o2bobo4bo58bo$
85b2ob4ob2o62bo$87b4ob2o58bo$95bo57b4o$97bo$92bo65b2o$93b4o61b2o3$102b
o$100bo5bo$100bo2bo3b2o$100bo4bo$100bo3b2o3bo38b2o$101bo2bo3bo39b2o$
105b4o$104b2o$104b3o6b2o31b2o$104b2o7b2o31b2o$104bo8bo$105b3o5b2o$105b
3o5bo$116bob2o$115b5o2$136b2o$136b2o$123bo$121b2o2bo$115b2o4bo3bo8b2o$
115b2o2bobo4bo7b2o$115b2ob4ob2o$117b4ob2o$125bo$127bo$122bo$123b4o!

2 oscillators, 1 p10, the other p21:

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x = 19, y = 3, rule = B2i3-cky/S23-ky4q
2ob2o8b2o2b2o$2ob2o8b2o2b2o$2ob2o8b2o2b2o!

Eaters:

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x = 49, y = 13, rule = B2i3-cky/S23-ky4q
47b2o$8b2o38bo$8bo31bob2ob3o$6bobo31b2obobo$6b2o13b2o$21bobo$22bo2$3o
42bo$2bo17b3o21bobo$bo18b3o21bobo$23bo20bobo$22bo!

p21 glider upgrader:

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x = 21, y = 8, rule = B2i3-ky/S23-ky4q
20bo$18b2o$19b2o3$2o2b2o$2o2b2o$2o2b2o!

That’s all I have.
I shall also nominate Starry Night. A summary of the rule:

A (13,10)c/107 puffer, which is a new 5s speed if corderized:

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x = 5, y = 5, rule = B2n3-jkq4eirt5cekq6ik/S2-n3-c4eikty5cek
b3o$bo2bo$o3bo$4bo$bobo!

Adding a block gives a different puffer:

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x = 10, y = 8, rule = B2n3-jkq4eirt5cekq6ik/S2-n3-c4eikty5cek
2o$2o2$6b3o$6bo2bo$5bo3bo$9bo$6bobo!

The star, which is why I call this rule Starry Night:

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x = 5, y = 5, rule = B2n3-jkq4eirt5cekq6ik/S2-n3-c4eikty5cek
2bo$bobo$o3bo$bobo$2bo!

While it is p4, it can be hassled into p5, p8, and p28 oscillators. Collection:

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x = 70, y = 95, rule = B2n3-jkq4eirt5cekq6ik/S2-n3-c4eikty5cek
10bo2$10bo$22b2o$10bo6b2o2bo2bo$17b2o3b2o$10bo2$10bo5$6bobobo2$10bo2$
6bobobo6b3o2$6bo2$6bobobo5$7bobobo2$11bo8b2o$20b2o$7bobobo$17b2o$11bo
5b2o2$7bobobo6$7bo3bo2$7bo3bo2$7bobobo10bo$21bobo$11bo8bo3bo$21bobo$
11bo10bo5$40b2o$7bobobo28b2o$26b2o$7bo14bo3b2o10bo$21bobo13bobo$7bobob
o8bo3bo11bo3bo$21bobo13bobo$11bo5b2o3bo10b2o3bo$17b2o14b2o$7bobobo28b
2o21bo$40b2o20b3o$63bo$53bo$36bo15bobo$35bobo13bo3bo9bo$7bobobo22bo3bo
13bobo10bo$35bobo15bo10b3o$7bo3bo11bo12bo28bo$22bobo26bo13bo$7bobobo9b
o3bo8bo16bo14bo$22bobo8bobo13b2ob2o13bo$7bo3bo6b2o3bo8bo3bo14bo15bo$
18b2o13bobo15bo13b2ob2o$7bobobo22bo32bo$67bo3$21bo$20b3o$obobo2bobobo
9bo$29bo$4bo2bo3bo16bobo$23bo3bo3bo$obobo2bobobo10bobo3bobo$17bo3bo3bo
3bo$o6bo3bo4bobo3bobo$15bo3bo3bo$obobo2bobobo4bobo$17bo$25bo$24b3o$25b
o!

Due to the extremely common phase shift mechanisms, putting stars together in different shapes may lead to results like the p28, but it commonly just turns into p8s, which are not notable at all in this rule. Just put a few blocks and stars together, and just get lucky, and you’ll get a new oscillator! Just now, I made a p36 which perfectly illustrates that:

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x = 39, y = 35, rule = B2n3-jkq4eirt5cekq6ik/S2-n3-c4eikty5cek
5$14bo$13bobo$12bo3bo$13bobo10b2o$14bo7bo3b2o$22bo2bo$16bo3b2ob2o$16bo
2bo2bo$14b2ob2o3bo$10bo2bo2bo$9b3o4bo$10bo$18bo$17bobo2$17b3o3$20b2o$
20b2o!

Unfortunately those oscillators are mostly trivial. However, that name is misleading, and they are still extremely interesting.

Here is a few guidelines that are important to follow for hunting for star-oscillators, from most important to least important.
1. Never let the objects interact in any way other than B2n.
2. When finding star-oscillators, never let the edge cell in the rotated square phase touch anything. It’s easier to just show:

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x = 55, y = 22, rule = B2n3-jkq4eirt5cekq6ik/S2-n3-c4eikty5cekSuper
7.D43.D$6.D43.D$.D3.D16.D3.D18.D3.D$2.D.D18.D.D20.D.D$3.D20.D22.D$23.
D.D$22.D3.D4$49.2A$49.2A2$25.2A25.A$25.2A24.A.A$29.A20.A3.A$2A26.A.A
20.A.A$2A3.A21.A3.A20.A$4.A.A21.A.A$3.A3.A21.A$4.A.A$5.A!

3. Blocks are end caps, not to be embedded in the oscillator:

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 x = 22, y = 27, rule = B2n3-jkq4eirt5cekq6ik/S2-n3-c4eikty5cekSuper
D3.D14.D$.D.D14.D$2.D10.D3.D$.D.D10.D.D$D3.D10.D6$14.2A$14.2A2$3.A13.
A$2.A.A11.A.A$.A3.A9.A3.A$2.A.A11.A.A$3.A13.A2$5.2A12.A$5.2A11.A.A$
17.A3.A$8.A9.A.A$7.A.A9.A$6.A3.A$7.A.A$8.A!

4. Stick to the grid; you will be more likely to find star-oscillators if you stick to the imaginary rotated square grid:

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x = 22, y = 20, rule = B2n3-jkq4eirt5cekq6ik/S2-n3-c4eikty5cekSuper
6.D6.D3.D$5.D8.D.D$D3.D10.D$.D.D10.D.D$2.D10.D3.D5$.2A$.2A10.2A$13.2A
3.A$4.A12.A.A$3.A.A10.A3.A$2.A3.A10.A.A$3.A.A12.A$4.A$20.2A$6.2A12.2A
$6.2A!

And that’s about it! Note that these rules are not necessary to follow; there may be exceptions, but it is always good to follow the rules. Happy hunting!

My 211th post!
211=211

ababa11e’s wonderful 2-engine cordership:

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 x = 35, y = 60, rule = B2n3-jkq4eirt5cekq6ik/S2-n3-c4eikty5cek
10bo$9b3o$9bo2bo$11b3o$12bo14$6bo$5bobo$4bo2$2bo6bo$bo$o11bo$bo11bo$12b
o$6bo4bo$6bo2bo$7b2o$6b2o$7bo$3b3obo$5bo$5bo2$13b2o$13b2o2$31bo$30b3o
$30bo2bo$32b3o$33bo$15bo$14b3o$15bo3$23b2o$23b2o7$24b3o$24b3o$24b3o!

[confocaloid]

[...] Also, we should probably add a rule that no forum thread exists for it, as otherwise discussion could be posted in the thread instead of here, which defeats the point of it. Also, I feel like this should be moved to the oca forum. [...]

This thread is way too "chatty" for anything beyond the Sandbox. It should remain in the Sandbox.

I'm not sure about "no forum thread exists for it". Certainly a forum thread shouldn't be required (that would unnecessarily encourage posting threads for nonnotable CA), but would disallowing it entirely help? Maybe I'm missing the idea?