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Posted: **September 28th, 2022, 9:38 am**

Someone should create an application that is Minesweeper except the mines must be a still life or constellation of still lifes. For example, this is solvable already (even if the number of mines isn't given), but only because it's such a small grid:

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x = 25, y = 19, rule = LifeHistory

25F$F5.F5.F5.F5.F$F5.F5.F5.F5.F$F5.F5.F5.F5.F$F5.F5.F5.F5.F$F5.F5.F5.

F5.F$25F$F5.F5.F5.F5.F$F5.F5.F5.F5.F$F5.F5.F5.F5.F$F5.F5.F5.F5.F$F5.F

5.F5.F5.F$25F$F5.F.B.B.F5.F5.F$F5.F.B.B.F5.F5.F$F5.F.3B.F5.F5.F$F5.F

3.B.F5.F5.F$F5.F3.B.F5.F5.F$25F!

For a 10×10 grid, 30 mines might be doable, since there are a lot more restrictions on where mines can be if they have to follow CGOL rules.

I don't know whether it should follow the standard rules or the cruel but fair rules.

Posted: **September 29th, 2022, 10:36 pm**

hotdogPi wrote: September 28th, 2022, 9:38 am Someone should create an application that is Minesweeper except the mines must be a still life or constellation of still lifes. For example, this is solvable already (even if the number of mines isn't given), but only because it's such a small grid:
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x = 25, y = 19, rule = LifeHistory 25F$F5.F5.F5.F5.F$F5.F5.F5.F5.F$F5.F5.F5.F5.F$F5.F5.F5.F5.F$F5.F5.F5. F5.F$25F$F5.F5.F5.F5.F$F5.F5.F5.F5.F$F5.F5.F5.F5.F$F5.F5.F5.F5.F$F5.F 5.F5.F5.F$25F$F5.F.B.B.F5.F5.F$F5.F.B.B.F5.F5.F$F5.F.3B.F5.F5.F$F5.F 3.B.F5.F5.F$F5.F3.B.F5.F5.F$25F!
For a 10×10 grid, 30 mines might be doable, since there are a lot more restrictions on where mines can be if they have to follow CGOL rules.

I don't know whether it should follow the standard rules or the cruel but fair rules.

I like the idea! you could also do some thing in which it doesn't have to be a still life, and it runs a generation after you reveal X mines? (Safe squares would change to show the new correct values.)

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