B2ikn3-a/S234q

[Hdjensofjfnen]

This rule is pretty nice, since it has a lot of Life elements: except a crucial one. This crucial element is that birth on 3 adjacent cells like this:

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**

is prohibited.

I also tossed in a few other elements, like birth with two cells in certain occasions and survival on four in the 'q' state only.

Oscillators (one from Life and three 'twiddlers')

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x = 21, y = 20, rule = B2ikn3-a/S234q
13bo$5b3o5b2o$13b3o5$7bo5b2o$5bo6bo$8bo3bo2bo$6bo6b2o5$2bo7b2o5b2o$o2b
o5b2obo5b2o$2ob2o7bo3bo3bo$bobo4bob2o5b3o$9b2o7bo!

[Hdjensofjfnen]

Make that one more oscillator:

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = B2ikn3-a/S234q
b2o$o$o2bo$bo!

EDIT: And two more:

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x = 6, y = 5, rule = B2ikn3-a/S234q
3b2o$2bo2bo$bo2bo$o2bo$b2o!

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x = 7, y = 7, rule = B2ikn3-a/S234q
4bo$3bobo$6bo$bo3bo$o$bobo$2bo!

[Hdjensofjfnen]

3 decently common still lifes that are not in Life:

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x = 20, y = 5, rule = B2ikn3-a/S234q
2o7bo6b2o$obo5bobo4bob2o$2b2o3b2ob2o3bo3bo$2bo5bobo5b3o$9bo7bo!

Another oscillator as well:

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x = 5, y = 4, rule = B2ikn3-a/S234q
bo$o$bobo$3b2o!

[Hdjensofjfnen]

This time a more interesting oscillator:

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x = 6, y = 6, rule = B2ikn3-a/S234q
bo$obo$ob2o$bo$2b2obo$3bo!

And a less interesting one:

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x = 5, y = 5, rule = B2ikn3-a/S234q
bobo$bobo$o3bo$bobo$bobo!

A beacon type:

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x = 8, y = 8, rule = B2ikn3-a/S234q
4bo$3bobo$3bob2o$b2o4bo$o4b2o$b2obo$2bobo$3bo!

[Goldtiger997]

This rule is very fast to apgsearch and gives very high scoring soups!

Here are some rare, interesting period oscillators (p15, p12, p10):

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x = 49, y = 10, rule = B2ikn3-a/S234q
22bo19bo$21b3o17b3o$3b2o15bo3bo15bo3bo$2bob2o14b5o15b4obo$2bo3bo14bo3b
2o16bobo$bob5o14b2obobo12b2obobobo$2obo3bo15bobob2o12bobobob2o$3bob2o
17b2o2bo14bo3bo$2bo2bo21bo15bob2o$3b2o21bo17bo!

[Saka]

Weird

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x = 6, y = 7, rule = B2ikn3-a/S234q
4bo$5bo$2b2obo$bo3bo$2ob2o$bobo$2bo!

[Alexey_Nigin]

Apgsearch has not found any spaceships, and neither has ntzfind (yet).

Spaceships are impossible in this rule, since no pattern can grow out of its bounding diamond.

[Saka]

Apgsearch has not found any spaceships, and neither has ntzfind (yet).

Spaceships are impossible in this rule, since no pattern can grow out of its bounding diamond.

True, actually. Alexey, can you make wsearch for this.

[Alexey_Nigin]

Alexey, can you make wsearch for this.

It is quite a non-trivial task, and I will not volunteer to do it. If someone wants to give it a try, I can publish Delphi source code.

[Saka]

Alexey, can you make wsearch for this.

It is quite a non-trivial task, and I will not volunteer to do it. If someone wants to give it a try, I can publish Delphi source code.

I dont know delphi. I might try it in python though.

[Hdjensofjfnen]

Found a predecessor to a twit:

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x = 7, y = 8, rule = B2ikn3-a/S234q
2b2o$5bo$o4bo$4bobo$bobobo$4bobo$5bo$5bo!

Yet another oscillator too:

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x = 5, y = 5, rule = B2ikn3-a/S234q
bobo$2ob2o2$bob2o$2b2o!

EDIT: Definitely a thumb type:

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x = 8, y = 7, rule = B2ikn3-a/S234q
4b2o$6bo$2bobob2o$b2obobo$o3bo$b2obo$2b2o!

[Hdjensofjfnen]

This rule is very fast to apgsearch and gives very high scoring soups!

Where's the apgsearch page?

EDIT:

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x = 6, y = 7, rule = B2ikn3-a/S234q
bo$obo$3bo$bob2o$2bo2bo$3bobo$4bo!

[Hdjensofjfnen]

A real spark coil type!

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x = 10, y = 5, rule = B2ikn3-a/S234q
b2o4b2o$o2bo2bo2bo$2obo2bob2o$bobo2bobo$2bo4bo!

EDIT: And this gem:

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x = 5, y = 5, rule = B2ikn3-a/S234q
3bo$bob2o$o3bo$b3o$2b2o!

[toroidalet]

Here are some rare, interesting period oscillators (p15, p12, p10):

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oscs

The p5 used in that p15 can eat blocks:

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x = 20, y = 11, rule = B2ikn3-a/S234q
2o15b2o$2o15b2o2$2b2o11b2o$bo2bo9bo2bo$2obo9b2obo$o2bob2o6bo2bob2o$b3o
bo8b3obo$4bo12bo$b2obo9b2obo$2b2o11b2o!

If spaceships existed in this rule (Which they don't), it would be useful in making eaters for the ships.

[Saka]

A real spark coil type!

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x = 10, y = 5, rule = B2ikn3-a/S234q
b2o4b2o$o2bo2bo2bo$2obo2bob2o$bobo2bobo$2bo4bo!

EDIT: And this gem:

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x = 5, y = 5, rule = B2ikn3-a/S234q
3bo$bob2o$o3bo$b3o$2b2o!

Gem? That's as common as um... crépe!

[Hdjensofjfnen]

Gem? That's as common as um... crépe!

"Crépe"?

EDIT: What even is this anymore??

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x = 7, y = 8, rule = B2ikn3-a/S234q
3bo$2b3o2$ob3obo$o5bo$b2ob2o$2bobo$3bo!