Rules:
- The pattern in question must work in B3/S23.
- It must be discovered before January 1, 2026.
Edit by Sokwe: nominees should be added to this table on the wiki.
I would like to request to replace "Solifuge" with "(12,4)c/62 technology", as the solifuge doesn't refer to just a single spaceship and other (12,4)c/62 technology were also made (e.g. puffers, rakes, synthesis/gun etc.)77551enpassant wrote: December 31st, 2025, 9:02 pm To start:
- The Solifuge
- The (28,7)c/448 spaceship
- 23-bit still life syntheses
- Unidimensional spaceship
- 5c/9 signal loops and more 2c/3 technology
- True period-14 glider gun
77551enpassant already nominated that
I also greatly value these contributions, but to include them in the competition we would need to expand the scope to allow discoveries that aren't patterns (perhaps similar to the OCA "Discovery of the Year" competition). We didn't included the proof that all phoenix oscillators have period 2 in the 2024 POTY competition, even though I view it as one of the most interesting recent achievements in Life research. I would support such an expansion, and I'm curious what others think.get_snackeTWO wrote: January 2nd, 2026, 11:31 am i wanna nominate all the "there are no oscillators/spaceships of this period/speed below this population" or "this/these are the only oscillators/spaceships with this period/speed below this population" confirmations
1. Make a separate DOTY, but we don't have OCA Pattern of the Year and OCA of the Year.Sokwe wrote: January 2nd, 2026, 5:44 pm Does anyone have strong opinions on whether we expand the POTY competition to include Life-related proofs? If we did so, should the name be changed from "Pattern of the Year" to something else, like "Discovery of the Year"?
I don't see how we would have enough non-pattern nominees for a completely separate competition, and it's already difficult enough to get just one competition to happen.b-engine wrote: January 2nd, 2026, 8:01 pm 1. Make a separate DOTY, but we don't have OCA Pattern of the Year and OCA of the Year.
That's an interesting perspective. Can you give more detail? What do you view as the purpose of each? Why does this difference, in your view, mean that we should not include proofs in the competition?Neocaridina wrote: January 2nd, 2026, 8:13 pm I disagree, because patterns and proofs have much different purposes.
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#C [[ THEME Golly ]]
x = 27, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
8.A$A6.A.A$3A4.BA2B.B2D$3.A4.2B.2B2DB$2.2A2.3B.6B2.3B$2.20B$4.19B$4.2B
C10BD4B$4.2B2C10BD4B$4.B2C11B2D3B$4.13B2D4B$5.12BD3B.B2A$6.13B3.BA.A$
6.3B.B3.B10.A$25.2A!
Some nominations might need LifeWiki links or Catagolue links. Many of those can also be found in the relevant CurrentNews item(s). Please take the time to copy them out and include them in nominations, when you can -- it can really cut down on the confusion about what exactly is being nominated and where exactly to find it.dvgrn wrote: January 4th, 2026, 11:15 pmThe forum message link is usually the second link in each news item, i.e., the verb: "discovers", "invents", "creates", "uses", "synthesizes", etc.
This might make it a little easier to reach the primary source material without wrestling with the LifeWiki, which has been rather unreliable lately.
Suggestion: I think that Leaf bug 2 and Leaf bug 2 gun (along with spaceships like mannaz and water strider) should be merged together into a single "new 31c/240 technology" entry.I6_I6 wrote: January 4th, 2026, 4:08 pm Leaf bug 2 (Gustone)
Leaf bug 2 gun (Entity Valkyrie 2, reductions by Hippo.69)
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x = 351, y = 71, rule = B3/S23
335bo$335bobo$335b2o5$274bo$275b2o$274b2o49bo$205bo119bobo$203bobo119b
2o$204b2o38bo$243bo$148bobo92b3o$149b2o145bo$149bo71bo72bobo$200bo21b
2o71b2o$196bo4b2o18b2o$65bo87bobo41bo2b2o33bobo$63bobo19bo62bo4b2o40b
3o37b2o112bo$5bo58b2o18bo64b2o3bo81bo45bo44bobo18bo$6bo53bo23b3o61b2o
65b2ob2o60bobo44b2o19b3o$4b3o54b2o70bobo26bobo50bo3bo61b2o4bo40bo14bo$
60b2o8bo4bo58b2o26b2o52b3o69bo52b2o$13bo55bo4bo59bo28bo53bo68b3o53b2o$
11b2o9bobo44b3o2b3o140bo$7bo4b2o8b2o105bo31bo54b3o$5bobo15bo106bo28b2o
54bo3bo5b2o103bo$6b2o112bo7b3o19bo9b2o53b2ob2o4bo2bo15bobo84bobo$2bo
76b2o37bobo28bobo64bobo6bobo15b2o85b2o$obo55bo20b2o38b2o29bo62b3o2bo7b
o17bo70b2o$b2o8b2o46bo14bo137bo5bobob2o90bo2bo19bo$10bo2bo5b2o36b3o8b
2o3bobo51bo12b2o69bobo5b2obo91b3o13b2o4bo$10bob2o4bobo48bo3bobo52b2o9b
obo2bob2o64bo9bo89b2o15b2o5b3o$7b2obo3b2o3bo49bob2o2bobo49b2o9bobo3b2o
bo74b2o84b2o3bob2o14bo$7bo2bo3bobo49b2obo2bobobobo60bo100bo66bobo3bo2b
o$8b2o5bo50b2ob2o3bo2b2o9bo150b2o65bobo5b2o5bo$12bo12b3o45b2o12b2o150b
obo63bobo11b2o$12bo12bo61bobo67bo6bo139bobo14b2o$2b2o8bo13bo37bo91b2o
5b2o33b2o103bobo14bo$bobo15b2o42b2o81b2o8bobo4bobo33b2o102b2o11b2o$3bo
14b2o43bobo73b2o5bobo49bo41bo41b2o31bo2bo$20bo111bo7b2o4bo92b2o42b2o7b
o23b2o$15b2o62b3o50b2o5bo20b3o43b3o13b2o15bobo40bo9b2o$14bobo62bo51bob
o17b3o6bo40b2o5bo14b2o66bobo$16bo63bo4b2o64bo9bo40b2o3bo14bo$84b2o66bo
48bo$76b3o7bo139b2o115b2o$78bo147bobo9bo47bo55b2o$77bo143b2o3bo10b2o
47b2o56bo$220bobo14bobo45bobo$222bo3$214bo72b3o9bo22b2o$214b2o73bo9b2o
21bobo$213bobo72bo9bobo21bo11b2o$333b2o$335bo$297b2o40b2o$296bobo39b2o
$298bo29b2o10bo$327b2o$329bo4$336b2o$336bobo$336bo!Code: Select all
x = 617, y = 102, rule = B3/S23
468b2o$468b3o$467bob2o$467b3o$468bo5$495bo$487bobo5bobo$311bo175b2o6b
2o$311b2o175bo13bobo$310bobo189b2o87bo$503bo87bobo$484bobo104b2o$381b
2o101b2o$380b2o92bo10bo$382bo89bobo$473b2o84bobo$536bobo21b2o26bobo$
503bo33b2o21bo27b2o$298b3o200b2o34bo51bo19bo$300bo176bo24b2o43bobo58bo
$299bo26bo149bo71b2o58b3o$34bo292bo148b3o7bobo59bo30bo$32b2o190bo100b
3o158b2o18bo72bobo$33b2o187bobo164b2o45bo50bo12bo4bo6bo66b2o24bo$9bo
213b2o22bo20bo119b2o47b2o61bobo2b3o3bo38bobo52bobo$10b2o233b2o21bobo
119bo45b2o62b2o9b3o30bo6b2o52b2o$9b2o235b2o20b2o69bo205bo5bo$24bo121bo
190bobo8bo194b3o$23bo116bobo4b2o2bobo64bo5bobo111b2o8bobo72bo64bo3bo$
11bobo9b3o115b2o3b2o4b2o62bobo6b2o107bo13b2o71bobo62b2o3bo8bo47bo$7bo
4b2o68bo58bo10bo64b2o6bo109bo86b2o7bobo53b2o2b3o6bobo46bo49bobo$5bobo
4bo14bobo14bo35bobo24bobo207bo15b3o96b2o66b2o45b3o49b2o$6b2o19b2o14bo
37b2o8bo15b2o70bo138bo113bo141bo25bo14bo$28bo14b3o46bo15bo68b2o5bobo
129b3o53bo179bo19bobo39bo$36bo53b3o85b2o4b2o186bobo53bobo122bo19b2o22b
o16b3o$36bobo38bobo105bo186b2o55b2o120b3o41b2o12bo$36b2o40b2o178bo170b
o166b2o9b2o$obo75bo35bo136bo4b2o350b2o$b2o109b2o39bo98b2o3b2o$bo72bo
38b2o39b2o95b2o319bo$73bo79b2o309b2o106bobo$73b3o74bo313b2o105bobo$89b
2o59b2o421bo$10bobo9b2o64bobo4bo53bobo11b2o72b2o100bo118b2o109bo$11b2o
9b2o65bo4bobo66b2o71bo2bo98bobo5bo4bo107bo2b2o104bobo5b2o25bo$11bo22b
2o49bo8bo2bo132b2o3bo2bo98bo2bo5bo3bobo106bobobo104bobo4bobo24bo$22b2o
4b2o4b2o37b2o11b2o7b2obo47b3o14b2o3b2o60bobo2b3o95bo3bobo6bo3bo2bo106b
o2bob2o102bo5bo26b3o$22b2o4bo43bobo2bobo5b2o11bo8b3o38bo13bobo3bo5b2o
55bo8bo92bo2b2ob2o10bobo3bo105bobobo108bo$11b2o16bo44bo3b2o18bobo6bo
39bo15bo5bo4b2o59b6o92bo16b2ob2o2bo104b2obo2bo104b3o3b2o$10bobo14bobo
48bo20b2o7bo50bo8b2o64bo16b3o91b2o10bo108bobo104bo4bobo$12bo14b2o54b3o
72bobo73b5o12bo87b2o4bo116b2ob2obob2o105bobo$85bo72b2o6bo72bo12bo81bo
6bo4bo3b2o110bo5bo2bo105bo7bo$84bo12b2ob2o64bo67b2o2b2o92b3o3bo5bobo2b
o6bo102b2obo5b2o106b2o5b2o$97b2ob2o52b2o10bo67b2o95bo7b2o3b2o6bo3b3o
101bo2b2o120b2o$110b2o41bobo175b2o17b2o7bo100bo3bo86b2o31bo$109b2o42b
2o203b2o97b2obobo89b2o26b2o$47bo63bo222b2o121bob2ob2o3b2ob2o79bo27bo2b
o$10b2o34b2o285bobo19b2o109bobob2o108b2o$11b2o33bobo268bo14bobo20bobo
108bo$10bo5b3o18b3o147b2o25bo102b2o14bo22bobo13b2o63bo29b5o$18bo18bo
74b2o65b2o6bobo24b2o100bobo38bo13b2o64b2o32bo18b2o$17bo20bo45b3o25bobo
64bobo5bo25bobo157bo62bobo30bo20bobo$84bo27bo66bo289b2o19bo$85bo63b2o
66b2o279b2o54b3o$148bobo67b2o245b2o30b2o57bo52b2o$114bo35bo66bo218bo
27bo2bo31bo55bo52b2o$113b2o111b2o4b2o20b3o82b2o95b2o27b2o143bo$113bobo
104b3o4b2o4b2o19bo79b3o3b2o93bobo55b2o$222bo3bo5bo22bo80bo2bo152b2o$
221bo96b3o14bo34b2o58b3o61bo10b2o54b2o$320bo49bobo59bo71b2o54bobo$319b
o25b3o22bo60bo74bo55bo$345bo224bo19b2o$251b3o92bo223b2o18bobo7b2o$251b
o187b2o128bobo18bo8b2o$252bo185bobo81b2o77bo$440bo80b2o71b2o9b2o$523bo
70bobo7b2o$594bo11bo$468b3o$468bo129b2o$469bo16b2o110bobo$485b2o111bo$
487bo125b2o$355b3o255bobo$355bo257bo$356bo9$416b2o$417b2o$416bo!Code: Select all
x = 72, y = 60, rule = B3/S23
38b2o3bo2bo2bo$38bo2b3o2b6o4b2o$39b2o3b2o6bo3bo$26b2o5bo2bo5b2o2b2o2b
2obo3bo2b2o$26bo6b7o3bo2bobo2bob4obo2bo$4b2o21bo12b3o4b2o2bo4bob2o$4b
obo4b2o3b2o6b4o2bo4b3ob2o2b4o4bo3b2obo$7bo3b2o2bobo6bo3b3o3bo3bobobo4b
6o3bobobo2bo$2o3b2obo6bobob2ob2o3bo5bob4obobob2o8bobo3b4o$bo2bobob7ob
obobobo5b6obobo2bo2bobob6obobo$o3bo2bo8bo3bo2bo4bo6bo2bo2b2o3b2o5b2ob
6o$4obo2b6o2b2ob6o5b5o3b2o10b2o3bo5bo$5b3o4bo2b3obo4bo8bo5bob2o7bo4bo
b4o$2o3bobobo4bo5bob2o10b2obobobobo7bo4bobo$o4bobobob10obo4bo6bo3bobo
2bo6b2o$b3ob2o2bo12bo3bobo5bo3bobobo$4bo4b4o2b2o2b2obob3obo4b5o3bo$b2o
bo7bo2bo4bo2bo4b2o2b5o$bobo7bo4bo3bo3b4o2bo5bo$10bob4o2b2ob3o4b2o5bo$
11bo4b2obobo3b2obobo3b2o4b2o$12b3obo9bobo2b2obo3bo2bo$14bo2b4o4bo2bo4b
o4b3o$15b2o4bo4b3ob3obo$17b5o7bob2o3b3o$17bob4o3b2obo4b2o3bo$4b2o8b2o
bo5bobobob2o4bo3bo$5bo8bo2bo2bo2bobo3bo2b2o3bob2o$5bobo7b2o2bobobo2bo
2bo6b2o3bo$6b3ob2o5b5ob3o2b2obo6b3o3b2o$8b2obo5bo4bo7b2obo4bo5bo2b2o$
8b3o7b3obob6o2b2o11bobo$4b2o3bo10bobobo9b2o8b2obo2b2o10b2o$4bo2bobo17b
2obo2bobo7bo3bobobo10bobob2o$6b2obo2bo8b3o3bo4bo2bo6b3ob2obo14bobobob
2o$10b2o16bo3bo2b2ob2o23b2o3bobo$29b2ob2o6bo5b2o4b2ob2o7bo3bo2bo$22bo
9b2o3bo2bo4b3o3b6o2b2o2bo5b2o$21b3o13bo2bo3bo13bo5b5o$11b2o7b5o12b2ob
o3b2o4bobo2bobo3bo6bo$11b2o6b2o3b2o4bo7bobo3bo3bobob2obob11o$10bo8b2o
b3o3bobo7bobobobobobobo14bo$9b3o8b4o5b2o8bobob2ob2o2bobob5o2b2o$19bo2b
o10bo7bo3bo4bob2o5bo2bo$34bo5b2o3bob3o5b2o2b2o$14b3o7bo7b3o11b2o8bo$15b
o7bobo28bo$13b2o9bo12bo16b2o$13b2o20bobo$36b2o$40bo$41bo$14b2o23b3o$14b
obo$15b2o27bo$42bobo$12b2o29b2o$13bo33bo$10b3o35bo$10bo35b3o!Code: Select all
x = 68, y = 50, rule = B3/S23
31b2o4bo$32bo3bobo$32bob3obo$33bo3bo9b2o13b2o$35bo9bo2bo3b2o3b2o4bo$34b
3o6b4obob3obo2bo2b3o$37bo4bo4bobo4bo3bobo$32b3ob3o4b2o2bo2b2obob4obob
3o$30b2o3bo4b2obob3o2b2obo8bo2bo$28bo2b3o2bo3b2ob2o3bo2bob2o2b2o5b2o$
28b5obobo7bob2ob2obo3bobo$24b2o7b2obob7o2bobo2b3o3bobo$25bo2b4o2bob2o
7b2o3b2o3b4ob3o$8bo16bobobo9b2o2b2o7b2o9bo$7bobobo2b2o6bob2obo2b2o3b4o
2bo2bo7bob3o5b2o$6bobob2o2b2o4b3obo2bo5bobo2bo2b2o13bo$3bobo2bo10bo6b
2ob3obo$b3ob3o2b8o2b6o2b2o4bo$o7bobo7b2o6bo2bo3bo5bo8b2o$obob2o2b2o2b
2o2bo3bob2obo4bo2bo3b3o9bo2b2o$bobobo2bo3bo4bob2obobo2bo3bo4bo12bobo2b
o$3bobob3obobo3bo4bo2b4o6bobo8b2obo2b2o2bo2bo$3bob2o2b2o3bo7bo7b2ob3o
bo7bo2bob2o2b6o$bo3bobo3b3o3bo2bob2o7bob4o8b2obo4bo$b3o4b2obo2b7obo7b
2o16bo2b2ob3ob4o$b2o6bo2bobo7bobo3b2obo11b2o3bobo3bobobo2bo$3o6bob2ob
o2b4o2bobobob4o2bo5b4o4b6obo$8b2o2bobobo4b2o2bobo3bo3b2o3b2obo2bobobo
4bobo$10bo4bo3b2o2b2o2b7ob2o4b2o2b2obob2ob2o2bo$10b2o4b2ob3o3b2o3bo10b
2o3bobobo3bobo$8b2o2bo6bo3b2o2b3o6b4o5bo2bo2b3o2b2o$9bobo2b3o2b2o3bob
o2bo5bo6bobo3bo5b2o$9bo2b2o2b3o5bob2ob2o4bobo2bobobobob2o3bo2b2o$8b2o
bo7b5obo3bob3o4bobobob2obo6bo3bo3b2o$7bo3b3o2b2o9b2ob4ob3o2b2obo3bo7b
2o2bo3bo$8b3o3bo2b2o2b6obo4b3o2b2o3bo3bob2ob3o2b2o3bo$11b2ob2o12bobo4b
obo2b3o3b2ob2obo2bobo4b4o$10bo2bo2b3ob4ob2ob2ob2ob2o2bo6bo8b2obo2b2o3b
o$8b3obo2bo2b8obo3b2o2b2obob3o2bo8bo2bobo2bo$7bo4bob2o14bo7bobo2bob2o
5b3o2bobobo$7b5obo14bo2bo3b2obobob2obo6b2o4b2o2bo$5b2o6bo14bob4o6bobo
2b2ob3o2bobobo2bob2o$4bo2bobobob2o17b2ob2ob5o3bobo2bobobob4obobob2o$4b
2obobobo2bo13b2o7bo4b2obo2bob2obob2o4bo2b2obo$7bo2bob2o8b2o5bo12b2o4b
o3bobo3bo2bobo$7b2obo3bo6bobo5bo19b2obo2bob2o3b2o$9bobob2o6bobo4bo22b
ob2o$9bobobo7b2o10bo17bo$10bo2bo20bo15b2o$11b2o19b3o!