Solitaire of Life

[Gamedziner]

41:

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x = 12, y = 13, rule = LifeHistory
2.2A$2.AC2$5.2A2.AC$CA4.C3.A$A.A3.C.C$.2C2.CA.2A$5.A2.C2.C$.CA3.2C2.C
A$.C$2.A3.AC$.CA3.C2.A$8.AC!

Minimum bounding box:

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x = 12, y = 12, rule = LifeHistory
$3.CA$3.A$4.3A2.AC$CA4.C3.A$A.A3.C.C$.2C2.CA.2A$5.A2.C2.C$.CA3.2C2.C
A$.C$2.A3.AC$.CA3.C2.A$8.AC!

[Hunting]

I hope this is original. The game's goal is to find the smallest still-life stabilization for a collection of cells, with all pre-placed cells having 3 or less neighbors.

The game has been proposed by me in 2015, in our Chinese forum.

The Chinese sentence

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在左图中添加尽量少的格点，使得它成为稳态:
我的最好方案如右图，为9个格点。

means

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Add cells as less as possible to stabilize the pattern in the left into a still-life:
The best I can achieve is shown in the right, with 9 cells.

I think 格点 should be 细胞

[Hunting]

How about this simple pattern

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = LifeHistory
2bo$2o$2b2o$3bo!

[dani]

How about this simple pattern

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = LifeHistory
2bo$2o$2b2o$3bo!

21-cells

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x = 6, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
b2ob2o$2bobo$bo2bo$o3b2o$4o$4b2o$2bo2bo$2b2o!

[Hunting]

How about this simple pattern

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = LifeHistory
2bo$2o$2b2o$3bo!

21-cells

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x = 6, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
b2ob2o$2bobo$bo2bo$o3b2o$4o$4b2o$2bo2bo$2b2o!

Nice

[gmc_nxtman]

14:

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x = 6, y = 7, rule = LifeHistory
4.A$3.A.A$3.CA$.2C$A2.2C$.A2.C$2.2A!

EDIT: New puzzle, probably relatively easy:

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x = 9, y = 8, rule = LifeHistory
2.C$6.2C$6.C$3.C$3.C.2C.C$.2C5.C$3.C$C3.2C!

[dani]

28, I barely tried:

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x = 10, y = 9, rule = LifeHistory
2.2A4.2A$2.CA5.A$6.2CA$6.C$3.C$3.CA2CAC$.2C5.C$A2.C.A$CA2.2C!

EDIT: 27:

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x = 9, y = 9, rule = LifeHistory
2.2A$2.CA$6.2C$6.C$3.C3.A$3.CA2C.C$.2C5.C$A2.C.A.A$CA2.2C.2A!

EDIT: 26:

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x = 9, y = 9, rule = LifeHistory
2.2A$2.CA$6.2C$6.C$3.C3.A$3.CA2C.C$.2C5.C$A2.C.3A$CA2.2C!

[Hdjensofjfnen]

I tried:

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x = 10, y = 8, rule = LifeHistory
2.CA$2.A.A.2C$4.A.C2.A$3.C2.A.2A$3.CA2C.C$.2C5.C$A2.C.3A$CA2.2C!

@danny, I think this round goes to you.

[BlinkerSpawn]

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x = 11, y = 10, rule = LifeHistory
3.C$.2C$.C4.C$.C2.C$7.C2.C$C5.C3.C$4.C3.C$.C2.C$.C$4.C!

[gameoflifemaniac]

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x = 11, y = 10, rule = LifeHistory
3.C$.2C$.C4.C$.C2.C$7.C2.C$C5.C3.C$4.C3.C$.C2.C$.C$4.C!

53 cells:

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x = 14, y = 13, rule = LifeHistory
4.2A$.2A2.C$A2.2C3.A$2A.C4.C2A$3.C2.CA3.A$3.A.A.A.CA.C$2.CA.A2.C.A.C$
3.A2.C.A.C.2A$3.C.AC.2A$2.AC.A$6.C3A$8.A2.A$10.2A!

[AforAmpere]

53 was ridiculously difficult to beat, but here's 51:

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x = 20, y = 18, rule = LifeHistory
2$6.2A$3.2A2.C$3.A.2C6.2A$5.C3.AC2.A$5.C2.C2.A.A$6.3A2.C2.CA.A$3.ACA
3.AC.A.C.2A$3.A2.A.C3.C$5.C.AC3.2A$4.AC$7.AC$8.A$7.A$7.2A!

Maybe it can still be improved?

[gmc_nxtman]

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x = 13, y = 11, rule = LifeHistory
4.2A$.2A2.C3.2A$A2.2C3.A.A$2A.C4.C2.2A$3.C2.CA.A.A$3.A.A.A.C2.C$2.CA.
A2.C.A.C$3.A2.C.A.CA$3.C.AC.A$2.AC.A2.A$6.CA!

This one's surprisingly hard. Good one, BlinkerSpawn.

EDIT: 43:

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x = 12, y = 13, rule = LifeHistory
3.2A$2A2.C$A.2C$2.C3.AC$2.C2.C2.A.A$3.3A2.CA.C$ACA3.AC3.C$A2.2AC2.ACA
$2.C2.C2.A$.AC$5.C$4.A.A$5.A!

[BlinkerSpawn]

The best I had was this similar solution, also 43 cells, and I don't see any way to reach 42:

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x = 12, y = 12, rule = LifeHistory
3.2A$2A2.C$A.2C$2.C4.CA$2.C2.C2.A$3.4A.C.AC$ACA4.CA2.C$A2.2AC3.C$2.C
2.C3A$.AC$5.CA$5.2A!

I'll let gmc_nxtman submit the next puzzle.

[gmc_nxtman]

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x = 12, y = 7, rule = LifeHistory
C5.2C2.C2$2.C.C3.C.2C$3.C2.C2.C$3.C2.C3.C$.C2.C$.C2.C!

[Hdjensofjfnen]

54:

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x = 15, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
12.2A$12.A$4.A9.A$2A.C.A3.2C2.CA$2A.A.A2.A2.A$3.A.C.C.A.C.2C$3.2A.C2.
C2.C.A$6.C.AC3.C$3.AC2.C$2.A.CA.C$2.A3.A$3.3A2$3.2A.A$3.A.2A!

[wwei23]

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52. I'm on my phone, so screanshot.

[dvgrn]

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52. I'm on my phone, so screanshot.

Add a little here, take away a little there... how about 39?

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x = 15, y = 9, rule = LifeHistory
3.A8.2A$2.C.A3.2C2.C$.A2.A2.A2.A.A$A3.C.C.A.C.2C$.3A.C2.C2.C2.A$5.C.A
C3.CA$3.CA.C$3.C2.C$4.2A!
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBSIZE 2 ]]

There's at least a three-cell improvement still, that I've left for someone else.

[Redstoneboi]

you mean this one

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x = 13, y = 9, rule = LifeHistory
.A8.2A$C.A3.2C2.C$A.A2.A2.A.A$.AC.C.A.C.2C$3.C2.C2.C2.A$3.C.AC3.CA$.C
A.C$.C2.C$2.2A!

[dvgrn]

you mean this one...

Yup, exactly. But then with a little more fiddling around, a 35-cell solution turned up:

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x = 13, y = 9, rule = LifeHistory
10.2A$CA4.2C2.C$A2.A2.A.A.A$.AC.C.A.C.2C$3.C2.C2.C2.A$3.C.AC3.CA$.CA.
C$.C2.C$2.2A!

[gmc_nxtman]

I have not verified, but I believe 35 cells is minimal.

[Hunting]

How about this puzzle

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x = 5, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
obobo2$o!

[Saka]

How about this puzzle

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x = 5, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
obobo2$o!

7 cells

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x = 5, y = 3, rule = LifeHistory
3.2A$C.C.C$CA!

[gmc_nxtman]

Saka, I think the cells in your version are incorrect. If I have it right, I can't see a way to get smaller than 10 cells:

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x = 8, y = 4, rule = LifeHistory
2.A3.A$.C.C.C.A$A.A3.A$.C!

[77topaz]

Yeah, Saka's "solution" misplaced one of the cells from Hunting's original pattern.

[Hunting]

Saka, I think the cells in your version are incorrect. If I have it right, I can't see a way to get smaller than 10 cells:

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x = 8, y = 4, rule = LifeHistory
2.A3.A$.C.C.C.A$A.A3.A$.C!

How about this puzzle

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x = 5, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
obobo2$o!

7 cells

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x = 5, y = 3, rule = LifeHistory
3.2A$C.C.C$CA!

Yeah, Saka's "solution" misplaced one of the cells from Hunting's original pattern.

Sorry... When I click submit, I don't remind that I misplaced a cell at first.(I'm away from Golly, so I just type the RLE with my hand) Then I edited that comment. sorry for that!