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OCAOTY 2025

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WELCOME!
to the OCA OF THE YEAR 2025!

a select 15 cellular automata, chosen by the community, will be voted on in a tierlist-like fashion, without stars, like this:
1._____
2._____
3._____
4._____
...

three of these cellular automata will be chosen by me.

next year, the top 8 will not compete.

CA recommendations end on November 23rd, and voting ends on December 14th.
May the winner be crowned best!

you cant use GoL.

1st OCA (recommended by an IRL friend): Harvest Moon!

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x = 19, y = 32, rule = B3-ckr5y/S2-i3-aek4ci5c
bo$2bo$3o12$15bo$14bobo$13bobobo$12bobobobo$13bobobo$14bobo$15bo9$14bo
$13bobo$14bo!
2nd OCA (my 1st oca): TFoD!

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x = 9, y = 7, rule = 0/2/4
$4.A$3.A.A$3.BAB$4.B!
3rd OCA (recommended by npcellularlife, soon to get an account): Day and Night!

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x = 3, y = 3, rule = B3678/S34678
bo$3o$bo!
4th OCA (recommended by ThePlayZR): B3/S23-a5!

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x = 52, y = 43, rule = B3/S23-a5
2bo12bo2bo13bo4bo6b3o2b3o$2ob2o9b2o2b2o11b3o2b3o6bo5bo$bobo8b3ob2ob3o
8bo2b4o2bo10bo$11b2obo4bob2o2$12bo8bo12b2o$10bobo8bobo8b2o2b2o$8bo2bo
10bo2bo5b2o4b2o$8b3o12b3o6bob2obo$33bo2bo$29b2ob6ob2o$33bo2bo3$7b2obo
18b2o$7b4o18bo2bo9b2o$30bobo6bobob2o$19b2o3b2o13bo5bo$19bo3bobo6bobo5b
2obobo$6b3o8bobo3b2o16b2o$5bob2o8b2o7b2o6bobo$3o2bo2bo5b2o10bo$6b2o5b
obo13bo6bob2o9bo$13bo14bobo13b2o2b2o$12b2o15bobo6bobo4bobo$30bo8b2o5b
obo$47bobo$45b2o2b2o$45bo5$4bo$3b2o24b3o8b2o$4bo9b3o13bo9bobo$bo12bo2b
o24b2o$3o12b3o8bo3bo2bo$7b3o5b2o9b2obobo$8bo6b2o9bo3bobo$5bo25bo10b2o
$5b2o22bo13bobo$5bo38b2o!
5th OCA (recommended by LWSSONHWSSONLWSS): LoafShip Life!

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x = 64, y = 64, rule = B35-an/S2-c3
bo5bo2b4o2b2o4b6o3bob7o3bo2bobob2ob7obo$2ob2ob3ob3obo2b3o3bo2bobo4b2o
2b2ob3ob3o3b2ob3o4b2o$4b2obo4bo3b2ob3ob2ob2o3b2ob2o2bob5obo3b4obobob2o
$2ob3obobo3bob2o3bo5b2o3bo3bobo2bo3bo3bo2b2ob2obo2b4o$2o3b3obo2bob2o2b
3o2bob2ob2ob2o6bo3bob2o2bob2o3b3o2bobo$bobo2bo2b3obo2b3ob2ob5o5b2ob3o
2b2o2bob3ob2obo2bobo2b2o$o3bo2bo3b2o8bo3bo4b2o2bo2bo4bo2b4obob4o3bobo
bo$o2b2o4b2ob2ob2obo3bob2obobob2obob2o3bobo3b6o2b2ob5o$2bob2obo7b3o2b
o2b2ob3o3b2o2b3ob2o3b2o3b4obob4ob2o$3bo4bo3b2o3bob4o2b2o3bo10bobo3bob
ob4o4bo$2bob3o2b5o2bo4b2o2b2obobobo4b4obo5b2o2bobob2o2bobo$2b2o4b3obo
4b2ob5o2bobo5b2o4b4o2bobob2o4b2o2bo$ob4ob3o2bo2bob6obobob5obo3b2ob2ob
o2bo4bob2o3b2o2bo$5ob5ob2obob5o3b2ob2obo2b2o4b3ob2obobobo3bo2bo$2o2b2o
b2o2b3ob4o2bo2bo2bobob2o2bob4ob2ob4ob3ob2o2b2obobo$2o7bo3bo2b3obo2b3o
b2o3bobo2b6ob4obo2b2o3bo2bo2bo$2o5bob3obo2bo2bobob2obobo2bob2ob3ob2ob
3obobo3bob3o3b2o$2o7bob2obob2o2b2o7b2ob2o2bo4bob5ob2obobo7bo$3bobo3b6o
b2obo9b2o2bo2b2o2b3ob2o2b2o2b2o3bob2obo$ob2o2bobo2b6o4b3obo5b4o3b2o4b
o4bobo2b4o2bo$o2bo10bo2b2o3b2ob2o2b5o2b2o2bobob2o2bo3bobo3bob2obo$2o2b
o2bobo6b4obo3bob6ob6obobo2b4ob2ob4o2b2obo$3o2bo4bob4o2b2o3b4obo3b2ob3o
bo3bob2o4b2ob2ob3obobo$6b2o2b2obo6b3ob2ob3o2bob2obob2o2bobob2o3b2ob2o
b5o$3b5obobobobob2o5bob2obo3bo2b2obobobobob2o2b2o2bob2o3b2o$3o2bob2o2b
ob4obo3bo2bo6b4o4bob6o3b2obobob2o2bo$obob2obobob2ob4obo3b4ob3ob5obo2b
ob2o3b4ob2obo3b2obo$3o3b2ob6o2b3o4b4o3bo2b4ob3o2bo3b3o2bo3b3obo$o7b2o
bob2o4bobobob4ob4ob5obobob2o9bo4b2o$3o5b2obob2obobobobo4b2obobobo3b2o
2b2ob3o2bobo2bo2b2o2bo$ob2o2b5o2b2o3bo5b3o2bob3o2b2ob2o2bobobo4b2o2b5o
bo$ob2ob2o4bo4b2ob3obobob2ob2obobob2ob3o5b3ob3obobobob2o$5obob2o4bobo
b3obo2bo4bob3o2b3o8b2ob2ob3obob3o$2ob2obobo4b6o2bo5bo5b3o2b2obobo3b8o
3bobob2o$2bobob4ob2ob2obob3o2bob5o4b2obob3o2bobob2obobobobo2b3o$o2b2o
5bob4o2bobob3obobob6o2bo5b3o3b5ob2o3bobo$obo5bobo2bob2o3bo2b2ob2obob2o
5bob3o2b3obo2bo2bo3bobobo$ob5ob2o6bo2bo3b3o2bo3b2ob4obobob2o4bobo5bo4b
o$2b2o2b5obo4b4obob7obo2b3o4b2o2b2obo4b2obob2ob2o$o5b4obo2b2obo3bo2bo
2b2o4b2o2b2obo2b2ob2ob2ob5ob2ob3o$2b3obo3bo2b5o2b3obobob4obob2o3bo2b2o
2b3ob2o2bo4b3o$4b2ob5obobo2bob2obo3b4o6b5o5bob3obo8b2o$o3b5o3b3o3b3o2b
2o2bob2o2bob3o2b4o2bo2b2obo3b3obo$3obo6bo2bo3bob2ob3o3bo2b3o3b4o4b4o3b
4obo3b2o$bob4ob4obo4b2obobobobo5bo2b6o4bo2bobo2b3ob2ob2o$2o2b2ob3o2b2o
bob3o3b4ob2o3b2o3b2o2bobob2o4bob3obo$5o2b3obo2bob3o3b5o2b2o3b3o2b3ob2o
2b2ob3ob2ob3o2bo$4bobo2bob5o6b2o2bob2o3bobo3b2o4b7o2b2o2bo$2b2ob3obob
5ob2o5b4o2b2obo2b5o3b2obo3bo2b5o4bo$b3o3bobob8ob2obo6bob3o3bobobo2bo2b
ob3o3bob4o$2obo2b7o5b2o2bo3b3obobo2b2o2bob3obob2o3bobo5b2obo$4obo3bob
2ob3ob2o3b3ob4obo8bo3b4obob2ob4o2bo$3bob2o3bobobo4bo4b2o2bo2bo3b2o2b7o
b2o2bo2b2obobobo$b4ob2ob2ob3o4b3ob2obo3b4ob2obob2obo6b2o2b2o2bo$ob6o2b
ob3obo3bo2b4ob2o3b3o2b2o3b2ob2obobo2bobo2bo2b2o$bob2o4b3o4b2obo4b2o2b
2obobo6bo6b2o3b2o5b2o2bo$o6bo2b2ob3o2bo4bob5o2b2ob2obo2b2obobo5b2ob2o
b6o$3o2bo3bobo4b3o3b2obob2o2bob3ob7obo2bobo2b2o3bob2o$bo2bo5bo2bo2b2o
2b2o2bo2b7ob2o2bobo4b2o2b4obo2b2o3bo$o3bo2b2ob3ob2ob13o2bobo2b3o5b2o4b
2o4bob2ob2o$obo2bo3b3ob5obo4bobob2o4bo2b4o3b3ob5o2bobob2o$bo2b2o3b2o3b
o3bob2ob2obo2bobo2bob2o2bobobobobob2ob3o2b3o2bo$b2ob3ob3o2b3obobobo6b
3obo4bob3obobo4b2obobob3o3bo$4o2b3o2b2ob3o3bo2bo4b3obobob3o5b2obobob7o
bob3o!
[[ RANDOMIZE ]]
6th OCA (recommended by OCAfan55): b3s2-a34a!

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#C [[ ZOOM 9 GRID COLOR GRID 192 192 192 COLOR DEADRAMP 255 220 192 COLOR ALIVE 0 0 0 COLOR ALIVERAMP 0 0 0 COLOR DEAD 192 220 255 COLOR BACKGROUND 255 255 255 GPS 60 WIDTH 937 HEIGHT 600 ]]
x = 52, y = 19, rule = B3/S2-a34a
33bobo$33bobo$33bobo$33b3o10$3o11b3o32bo$obo11bobo17bo12b2ob2o$obo11b
obo17bo12bo3bo$14bobo17bo$47b2ob2o$47bo3bo!
7th OCA (my 2nd OCA): MiniOrMega!

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x = 10, y = 29, rule = B3/S3-a45
2$4bo$4b2o$3bo6$3b2o$4b2o6$5b2o$3b2obo$5b2o5$4bo$4b2o$2b2obo$3b2o!
8th OCA (my 3rd OCA): Thoughts!

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x = 3, y = 4, rule = 03/245a/5
.A$C.C$ACA$.A!
9th OCA (recommended by LWSSONHWSSONLWSS): UltraFlickers!

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x = 10, y = 10, rule = 24567/2-a346ei7e8/4
3A.A$2.3A2.A$.2A2.2A.A$A2.2A2.A.A$4.2A2.2A$A2.4A.2A$3.2A.A$5.5A$A5.A.
A$A.A3.4A!
10th OCA (my 1st extra): ParaGliders!

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = B3acij4ce/S234-aw
bo$ob2o$2b2o$2b2o!
11th OCA (my 2nd extra): 456/3-a465456/2!

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x = 101, y = 113, rule = 456/3-a456/2
41$61b4o$61bob2o$59b2o2b4o$59b2ob5o$57b2ob2ob2o2b2o$57b2ob5o3bo$55b2o
3b2o3b3ob2o$55b2o3b7ob3o$53b9ob3o3b4o$54bob2obobobob3obob2o$51b9o2bo2b
2o4b2o$51b9o2b2ob2o$49bob9ob2o2b2obo5bobo$49b14o4b6ob3o$47b8ob5o3b15o
$48bob2ob5o5b4o3b5ob3o$47b2ob2ob2ob4o3b4ob2obobob4o$49b3obob3ob2o3b2o
3b2o2b2ob3o$49b2ob3ob3obobob5o4b4o$51b2ob3o3b3ob5obo2b4o$51b2obo5bob3o
4bo3b2o$53b4o4b5o3b4obo$53b2o6b6ob2ob2o$55b2obo2b4ob4ob2o$55b2ob7obob
3o$57b8obo2b2o$57b8o3bo$59b6o2b2o$59b2ob5o$61b6o$61b4o!
12th OCA (my 3rd extra, and final OCA): some!

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x = 6, y = 6, rule = some
.C.A$4.AC$.A2.A$2.3A$C$4.C!
MAY THE VOTING COMMENCE!
Last edited by WRAPboi on December 1st, 2025, 12:04 am, edited 5 times in total.
W:: :mrgreen: ::b

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x = 9, y = 7, rule = 0/2/4
$4.A$3.A.A$3.BAB$4.B!
mmm, TFoD...
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Re: OCAOTY 2025

Post by ThePlayzr »

I nominate B3/S23-a5. Basic pattern collection:

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x = 52, y = 43, rule = B3/S23-a5
2bo12bo2bo13bo4bo6b3o2b3o$2ob2o9b2o2b2o11b3o2b3o6bo5bo$bobo8b3ob2ob3o
8bo2b4o2bo10bo$11b2obo4bob2o2$12bo8bo12b2o$10bobo8bobo8b2o2b2o$8bo2bo
10bo2bo5b2o4b2o$8b3o12b3o6bob2obo$33bo2bo$29b2ob6ob2o$33bo2bo3$7b2obo
18b2o$7b4o18bo2bo9b2o$30bobo6bobob2o$19b2o3b2o13bo5bo$19bo3bobo6bobo5b
2obobo$6b3o8bobo3b2o16b2o$5bob2o8b2o7b2o6bobo$3o2bo2bo5b2o10bo$6b2o5b
obo13bo6bob2o9bo$13bo14bobo13b2o2b2o$12b2o15bobo6bobo4bobo$30bo8b2o5b
obo$47bobo$45b2o2b2o$45bo5$4bo$3b2o24b3o8b2o$4bo9b3o13bo9bobo$bo12bo2b
o24b2o$3o12b3o8bo3bo2bo$7b3o5b2o9b2obobo$8bo6b2o9bo3bobo$5bo25bo10b2o
$5b2o22bo13bobo$5bo38b2o!
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Re: OCAOTY 2025

Post by LWSSONHWSSONLWSS »

Gonna do my LoafShip Life rule again.

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x = 64, y = 64, rule = B35-an/S2-c3
!
[[ RANDOMIZE ]]
And this: UltraFlickers

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x = 10, y = 10, rule = 24567/2-a346ei7e8/4
3A.A$2.3A2.A$.2A2.2A.A$A2.2A2.A.A$4.2A2.2A$A2.4A.2A$3.2A.A$5.5A$A5.A.
A$A.A3.4A!
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Re: OCAOTY 2025

Post by OCAfan55 »

I am nominating b3s2-a34a
A few natural spaceships

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#C [[ ZOOM 9 GRID COLOR GRID 192 192 192 COLOR DEADRAMP 255 220 192 COLOR ALIVE 0 0 0 COLOR ALIVERAMP 0 0 0 COLOR DEAD 192 220 255 COLOR BACKGROUND 255 255 255 GPS 60 WIDTH 937 HEIGHT 600 ]]
x = 52, y = 19, rule = B3/S2-a34a
33bobo$33bobo$33bobo$33b3o10$3o11b3o32bo$obo11bobo17bo12b2ob2o$obo11b
obo17bo12bo3bo$14bobo17bo$47b2ob2o$47bo3bo!

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x = 13, y = 13, rule = B34ij5e6kn/S23-kn4nqtyz5j6a
$3bo$3bo$b3o6$10bo$9bobo$10bo!
I love unexpected catalysts
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Re: OCAOTY 2025

Post by WRAPboi »

get happy, everyone!
its voting time!
W:: :mrgreen: ::b

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x = 9, y = 7, rule = 0/2/4
$4.A$3.A.A$3.BAB$4.B!
mmm, TFoD...
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Re: OCAOTY 2025

Post by ThePlayzr »

1. B3/S23-a5
2. B35-an/S2-c3
3. B3678/S34678
4. B3-ckr5y/S2-i3-aek4ci5c
5. B3/S2-a34a
6. B3acij4ce/S234-aw
7. 0/2/4
8. 03/245a/5
9. B3/S3-a45
10. 24567/2-a346ei7e8/4
11. 456/3-a456/2
12. some (currently appears to be just an invalid RLE.)
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Re: OCAOTY 2025

Post by OCAfan55 »

1. b3/s23-a5 (traveling t's)
2. b3/s2-a34a
3. some
4. b3acij4ce/s234-aw (paragliders)
5. b35-an/s2-c3 (loafshiplife)
6. b3-ckr5y/s2-i3-aek4ci5c (harvest moon)
7. 0/2/4 (think free or die)
8. 03/245a/5 (thoughts)
9. b3678/s34678 (day & night)
10. 456/3-a456/2
11. 24567/2-a346ei7e8/4 (ultraflickers)
12. b3/s3-a45 (mini or mega)

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x = 13, y = 13, rule = B34ij5e6kn/S23-kn4nqtyz5j6a
$3bo$3bo$b3o6$10bo$9bobo$10bo!
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Re: OCAOTY 2025

Post by WRAPboi »

Thank you for voting.
There were only 2 votes, so I will extend voting until next Monday (Melbournian time).
W:: :mrgreen: ::b

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x = 9, y = 7, rule = 0/2/4
$4.A$3.A.A$3.BAB$4.B!
mmm, TFoD...
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Re: OCAOTY 2025

Post by Disaster16439 »

I feel like those rules aren’t notable, so here’s my tierlist:

1. Harvest Moon
2. Day and Night
12. Literally Everything Else

Also I want to nominate CataMiniFlakes by islptng, if that’s possible

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x=0,y=0,rule=B34q/S23-k
14b3o$13bo3bo$13b2ob2o9$15bo$15bo$b2o12bo12b2o$obo25bobo$o10b3o3b3o10b
o$obo25bobo$b2o12bo12b2o$15bo$15bo9$13b2ob2o$13bo3bo$14b3o!
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