Only one object [GAME]

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Re: Only one object [GAME]

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tommyaweosme wrote: May 20th, 2024, 9:20 am i dare you to counterexample

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x=0,y=0,rule=b3aijns2ae3jnr
bo$2bo$3o
Sorry, 3 counterexamples, 1 unfixable:

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x = 19, y = 9, rule = B3aijn/S2ae3jnr
2obo4b2o6b2o$ob2o4bo2bo4bobo$10b2o5b2o4$17bo$18bo$16b3o!
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Re: Only one object [GAME]

Post by tommyaweosme »

you forgot the power of alternating rules

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x = 19, y = 9, rule = B3aijn4qr6n/S2ae3jnr|B3aijn4q6n/S2ae3jnr
2obo4b2o6b2o$ob2o4bo2bo4bobo$10b2o5b2o4$17bo$18bo$16b3o!
although this means only some gliders are here
here's the gosper glider gun

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#R life
24bo$22bobo$12b2o6b2o12b2o$11bo3bo4b2o12b2o$2o8bo5bo3b2o$2o8bo3bob2o4b
obo$10bo5bo7bo$11bo3bo$12b2o!
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Re: Only one object [GAME]

Post by eRroR_6o6 »

tommyaweosme wrote: May 20th, 2024, 9:20 am i dare you to counterexample

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x=0,y=0,rule=b3aijns2ae3jnr
bo$2bo$3o
that's been posted already

Edit: submission

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = B2en3ai4e/S1c
bo$o$3bo$2bo!
I eliminated most Margolus oscillators by adding B4e, and the only reason I added B3i is so it could escape its bounding box to be "interesting"

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x = 19, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
13b3o$12b4o$11b2obobo$13bobo$15bo12$10b2o$bobo7bobo$o7b2o3b2o$o3bo2b3o
3bo$o6b4obo$o2bo7bo$3o12bobo$18bo$14bo3bo$14bo3bo$18bo$9bo5bo2bo$8b3o
5b3o2$10bo$2bobo4b2o$5bo2b3o$5bo2b3o$2bo2bo2b2obo$3b3o3b3o$10bo!
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Re: Only one object [GAME]

Post by unname4798 »

A counterexample:

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x = 8, y = 8, rule = B2en3ai4e/S1c
bo$o$3bo$2bo$5bo$4bo$7bo$6bo!
Fixed:

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x = 8, y = 8, rule = B2en3ai4e5c/S1c
bo$o$3bo$2bo$5bo$4bo$7bo$6bo!
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