User:C28/Potential Candidates for POTY 2024

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This list is intended to help with the process of selecting a Pattern of the Year for the 2024 calendar year.

Name Pattern Discoverer Date of discovery Reason
Triple pseudo still life synthesis (too large to show) May13 January 6 First known synthesis of the smallest triple pseudo still life
G-to-X (January 2024)
26bo$25bobo$26bo$bo$2bo18bo2b5o$3o16b3o2bo4bo$18bo8bo2bo$18b2o7b2obo$24bo5bob2o$23bobo4bob2o$23bo2bo2b2o$24b2o4bo$30bobo$29b2ob3o$35bo$29b2ob3o$15b2o12b2obo$14bo2bo$14bo2bo$15b2o10$13b2o$13bo3b2o$14bo2bobo$11b3o4bo$11bo2b4o$14bo$15bo$14b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ]]
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Anivec, based on partial result from Mitchell Riley January 20 it has led to the discovery of multiple stable reflectors and conduits.
True-period p53 glider gun
x = 55, y = 46, rule = B3/S23 41bo$41b3o$44bo6b2o$43b2o5bobo$50bo$37b2o10b2o$37bobo$38b2o3b2o4b2o$ 34b2o12bobo$20b2o3b2o6bobo5bo2bo4bo$21bo2bobo6bo7bo8b3o$20bo3bo2b2ob2o bo6bo2bo8bo$14bo5b4obobob2obo8bob2o$2o10b3o8bob2o15b2o$bo9bo8b2o$bobo 7b2o7bo14bo$2b2o13b2obo11b2ob2o$15bo2bob2o2b2o$15b2obo5bo2bo4bo2bo3b3o $18bo14b4o4bo6bo$18b2o8bo11b2o7b2o$48b2o$26b2o$8b3o14bo17b2o$7bo3bo31b o$6bo5bo31b3o$6bo5bo33bo$6b3ob3o8b3ob3o$21bo5bo$21bo5bo$22bo3bo$8bo14b 3o$6b2o2$5bo8b2o$15bo$6bo2bo5bob2o$8b2o2b2obo2bo$13bob2o13b2o$13bo7b2o 7bobo$12b2o8bo9bo$7b2obo8b3o10b2o$3b2obobob4o5bo$3bob2o2bo3bo$7bobo2bo $7b2o3b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ]]
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iNoMed, based on a partial by goldenratio January 22 It's the first known true-period p53 glider gun.
77P6H1V1 synthesis (too large to show) Goldtiger997 January 26-28 It's the first known synthesis of a c/6 diagonal spaceship
Goban
x = 33, y = 32, rule = B3/S23 10b2o$10bobo$13bo2b2o$11b2obo2bo$10bobob2o$11bo$21b2o$21bo$6bo5b3o4bobo$5bobo3bo3bo3b2o4bo$5b2o3bo5bo7bobo$3b2o5bo5bo7bobo$2bo2b2o3bo5bo6b2ob3o$bobo2bo4bo3bo13bo$o2b2o7b3o8b2ob3o$2o21b2obo$6bob2o21b2o$4b3ob2o8b3o7b2o2bo$3bo13bo3bo4bo2bobo$4b3ob2o6bo5bo3b2o2bo$6bobo7bo5bo5b2o$6bobo7bo5bo3b2o$7bo4b2o3bo3bo3bobo$11bobo4b3o5bo$11bo$10b2o$21bo$17b2obobo$15bo2bob2o$15b2o2bo$20bobo$21b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ZOOM 8 ]]
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Period1GliderGun February 24 its the 2nd known period-19 oscillator
Period-16 glider gun
x = 34, y = 24, rule = B3/S23 10b2o$10b2o3$4b2o$2bob2o3b3o$bo7b3o$4bo5b2o$2obo23b2o$2o7bo17bobo$8bob o7b2o4b2obobo$9bo7b3o4bobobo$18bo7bo$15b2o9b2o$15b2obo7b3o$15bo2bo7b3o $15bo3bo6b3obo$16bo2bo6b2obobo$17b2o7b2o2bobo$28bo3bo$14b2o9bob4ob2o$ 15bo9bo7bo$12b3o11b3ob3o$12bo15bobo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ZOOM 8 ]]
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Period1GliderGun February 29 it's the first true period-16 glider gun
Period-15 glider gun
x = 32, y = 28, rule = B3/S23 20b2o$10bo8bobo$9bobo2b3obobo$10bo3bobob2o$16b3o$12b2o6b3o$2o10b3obo$b o11b3obo$bobo11b2o$2b2o5b2o2$9bobo$8b4o2b2o$2b2o4b2o2b4o$bobo8bobo$bo$ 2o11b2o$7b2o$6bob3o15b3o$7bob3o7b3o3bo3bo$b3o6b2o7b3o2bo5bo$5b3o$4b2ob obo3bo5bobobo7bo$3bobob3o2bobo4bobobo7bo$2bobo8bo$2b2o15b3o2bo5bo$19b 3o3bo3bo$26b3o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ZOOM 8 ]]
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Period1GliderGun March 1 it's the first true period-15 glider gun
period-16 90-degree independent reflector
5bo$3bobo$4b2o2$9bo$7bobo$8b2o2$13bo$11bobo$12b2o2$17bo$15bobo$16b2o4$30b2o$23b2o5bo$b2o22bo2bobo$b2o12b3o10b2o$3b3o9b3o$3bo11b3o6bo$b3o8b3o9b2o$b2o9b3o11bo3bo$bo10b3o7b3obo2bobo$2bo16b2o2bo2bo3bo$7b2o9bobo5bo$b2o4b2o11bo2bo2bo$24b2o$2b2o11b2o$o2bo3b2o5bobo$o2bo3bob2o5bo$2b2o4b3o2$b2o18b2o$6bo7bo5bobo$2bo2bobo5b3o4bobob2o$bo4bo5b2obo5bobobo$b2o20bo$b3o18bo2bo$3bo18bo$3b3o10b2o4bo$b2o7b2o5b2o3bo4bo$b2o13b2o4bo3bobo$16bo6bo2b2obo$27bobo$11b2o10b4ob3o$12bo9bo7bo$9b3o11b3ob3o$9bo15bobo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ]]
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James Pascua March 17 it's the first oscillator that can reflect a stream of gliders with period 16n
period-26 90-degree independent reflector
48bo$47bo$47b3o5$41bo$5bo35bobo$3b5o33b2o$2bo5bo16b2o5b2o$2bo2b4o12b2o3bo5b2o$b2obo2bo13bo4bobo$o3b4o11bobo5b2o$bobo3b2o10b2o10b2o$2ob2obo2bo4bo15bobo$6bo2bo4b2o15bo$2ob2obo2bo4bo$bobo3b2o22bo$o3b4o11b3o9bo$b2obo2bo23bo$2bo2b4o8bo5bo4bo7bo$2bo5bo2b2o4bo5bo4bobob2obobo$3b5o3b2o4bo5bo4bo8bo$5bo13b3o14bo$33bobo$5bo13b3o$3b5o3b2o4bo5bo4bo5bo$2bo5bo2b2o4bo5bo4bobobobo3b2o$2bo2b4o8bo5bo4bo5bo3bobo$b2obo2bo23bo8bo$o3b4o11b3o9bo3b2o3bob2obo$bobo3b2o22bo8bobob2o$2ob2obo2bo4bo19bo7bo$6bo2bo4b2o18bo3bo2b2o$2ob2obo2bo4bo$bobo3b2o10b2o14b3o$o3b4o11bobo$b2obo2bo13bo$2bo2b4o12b2o$2bo5bo$3b5o22bo4b3o4bo$5bo23bobo2bo3bo2bobo$29bobobo5bobobo$28b2obobobobobobob2o$29bo2b2obobob2o2bo$29bo4b2ob2o4bo$30b3o7b3o$32bob2ob2obo$33bobobobo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ]]
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Period1GliderGun March 20 it's the first oscillator that can reflect a stream of gliders with period 26n
826-tick 2c/3 receiver
x = 170, y = 163, rule = B3/S23 65bo$64bobo$65bo$87b2o$63b5o16b2o2bo$62bo5bob2o13bobo$62b7ob2o12bo2b2o 11bo$66bobo15bobo11b3o$60b4o2bobo16bob2o8bo$59bo4bobob2o17bo9b2o$59b3o 2bobo20bobo4bo7b2o$56bo5bobobo21b2o3bobo6bo$56b4o2bobob2o24bo2bo4bobo $60bobobo28b2o5b2o$54b4o2bobobo$53bo4bobobob2o$53b3o2bobobo39b2o$50bo 5bobobobo39bo$50b4o2bobob2o41bo$54bobobo43b2o$48b4o2bobobo40b2o$47bo4b obobob2o39b2ob2o$47b3o2bobobo45bobo$44bo5bobobobo40b4o3bo$44b4o2bobob 2o34b2o5bo3b3o$48bobobo38bo8bo$42b4o2bobobo35b3o4bo4b2o$41bo4bobobob2o 3bo9bo20bo6b3o$41bobo2bobobo6b3o5b3o30bo14bo$42bobobobobo9bo3bo32b2o12b 3o$44bobob2o9b2o3b2o44bo$44bobo63b2o$45b2o$37b2o$37bo2bob2o6b2o57b2o$ 39b2obo8bo38b2o17b2o$40bobo5b3o39b2o36b2o$39bo2b3o3bo78bobo$40b2o3bo75b 2o4bo$42b4o73bo2bo2b2ob4o$42bo76b2obobobobo2bo$39b2obob2o76bobobobo$39b o2bobo6b2o40b2o27bobob2o$40b2o4bo3bo2bo19b2o19bo28bo$42b5o3bo2bo19bob o15b3o$42bo8b2o22bo15bo44b2o$44bo30b2o19b2o29b2o7bo$43b2o52bo29b2o5bo bo$67b2o25b3o37b2o$34b2o10b2ob2o16bobo24bo$34b2o10b2ob2o18bo$69bob2o$ 64b2obobob2o$64b2ob2o2$25b2o37b2ob2o55b2o$25b2o38bobo57bo$65bobo38b2o 14b3o$66bo39b2o14bo6$95b2o$96bo19b2o$96bobo17bo$28b2o67b2o15bobo$29bo 54bo24bo4b2o$26b3o53b3o23bobo$26bo54bo26bobo$81b2o14b2o10bo$66b2o28bo bo$67bo28bo$44b2o21bobo25b2o$44bobo21b2o10bo29b2o$46bo32bobo28bo54b2o $46b2o31bobo29b3o51bo$27b2o9b2o8bo31bo4b2o26bo53bo$26bobo2b2o5b2o6b3o 19b2o15bobo59b2o14b5o$25bo2bobobo12bo21bobo17bo60bo13bo$25b2obobo14b2o 4b2o14bo19b2o59bobo12b3o$28bob2o19bo14b2o81b2o15bo$25b2obo20bobo111b4o $23bo2bobo20b2o107b2o3bo3b2o$23b2o2bo4b2o124b2o4b3o2bo$31bo2bo11b2o118b ob2o$23b2o2bo4b2o11bo2bo117bo$23bo2bobo16bobo29b2o86b2o$25b2obo17bo30b 2o$28bob2o$25b2obobo126b2o$25bo2bobobo14b2o108bo$26bobo2b2o14bo2bobob 2o102b3o$27b2o19b3ob2obo76bo27bo$51bo80b3o$48b2obo83bo$48bobo71b2o10b 2o$65b2o37bo18bo$66bo37b3o16bobo19b2o$66bobo38bo16b2o19bo$67b2o37b2o35b obo$143b2o4$143b2o$64b2o77bobo$65bo32b2o45bo$65bobo16bo14bo39b2o4b2o$ 66b2o14b3o14bobo37bobo$81bo18b2o39bo$81b2o58b2o$78bo$3b2o72bobo14bo$4b o71bo2bo14b3o$2bo74b2o18bo$2b5o14b2o73b2o$7bo13bo$4b3o12bobo$3bo15b2o $3b4o$b2o3bo3b2o$o2b3o4b2o$2obo$3bo$3b2o$31bo$29b3o$11b2o15bo75b2o$12b o15b2o42bo32bo$9b3o59bobo28b3o$9bo22b2o36bo2bo28bo$31bo2bo36b2o$31b2o bo$34b2o46b2o$31b2o3bo45b2o9b2o$9b2o19bo2b3o56bo2bo$9bo19bob2o54bo4bo b2o$6b2obo12b2o6bo2bo52bobo2b2o$6bo2b3o10b2o8bo53bobo4b3o$7b2o3bo20b3o 51bo3b2o2bo$9b4o9b2o12bo55bo$9bo12b2o11b2o54bo$7bobob2o76bo2b3o$7b2o2b o77b3o3bo$11bobo78bobo$12b2o77b2ob2o2$23b2o$23bo21b2o$19bobobobo12b2o 5bobo$18bob2obob3o10b2o7bo$18bo3bo5bo18b2o$17b2o3bob2obo$23bob2o7bo$33bobob2o$33bobobobo$30b2obobobobo2bo$30bo2bo2b2ob4o$32b2o4bo$38bobo$39b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ]]
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Entity Valkyrie, Adam P. Goucher March 27-28 it's the fastest-recovering 2c/3 receiver
L141
x = 26, y = 33, rule = B3/S23 22b2o$o21bobo$3o21bo$3bo20b2o$2b2o2$24b2o$23bobo$24bo3$22b2o$22b2o2$bo$bobo$b3o$3bo5$5bo$4bobo$5bo5$8b2o$9bo$6b3o$6bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ZOOM 8 ]]
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Lucy D'Agostino April 30 small spartan H-to-H with various useful properties.
Spartan G-to-W-to-H
x = 38, y = 33, rule = B3/S23 12b2o$13bo6b2o$13bobo4b2o$14b2o$10bo$4bo5b3o$4b3o6bo$o6bo4b2o$b2o3b2o 27bo$2o33bo$24b2o9b3o$24b2o11bo7$14b2o$14b2o9b2o$25bobo$2b2o23bo$bobo 23b2o$bo$2o4b2o$7bo$4b3o$4bo16b2o$21bobo$14b2o7bo$15bo7b2o$12b3o$12bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ]]
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Adam P. Goucher June 10 First known Glider-to-Herschel converter that uses only blocks and eater 1's.
708-tick 2c/3 receiver
x = 163, y = 120, rule = B3/S23 8b2o$8b2o56b2o$59b2o5b2o$6b6o47b2o$5bobo4bo80bo14bo$5bob6o80b3o11bobo $4b2obo7bo45b2o33bo10bobo$7bo2b6o45b2o32b2o9b2ob3o$7bobo45b2o55bo$6b2o bo2b6o37b2o44b2o3b2ob3o$9bobo6bo82b2o3b2obo$9bobo2b5o$10b2obo7bo126bo $13bo2b6o70b2o27b2o23b3o$13bobo76b2o28bo22bo$12b2obo2b6o98bobo20b2o$15b obo6bo85b2o11b2o2b2o$15bobo2b5o85bo16b2o$16b2obo7bo80bobo$19bo2b6o80b 2o$19bobo$18b2obo2b6o52b2o38b2o4b2o$21bobo6bo51bo12b2o25b2o4b2o$21bob o2b5o2bo2bo38bo7b3o8bobo$22b2obo7b4o36b3o9bo8bo$25bo2b5o4b2o33bo20b2o $25bobo6b2o2bo2bo30b2o$24b2obo2b4ob2o2b3o22b2o$27bobo7b2o25b2o91b2o$27b obo2b4o3bo117bobo$26b2obobo4b3o2b2o116bo$29bobo2bo4b2obo54b2o60b2o$29b obobob4o2bo54bobo$28b2obobo5bobobo52bo$32bo2b4obob2o51b2o61b2o$33b2o3b obo39bo49b2o21b2o2bo2bo$35b2o3b4o34b3o49bo22bobo2b2o$31b3o3b3o3bo33bo 53b3o4b2o16b2o$31bo2b2o4bo36b2o54bo5bo17bo$32bobob5o4bo90b3o15bo2bob2o $33bo10bobo89bo16bobob2obo$34b2ob2o5bobo107bobo$35bobo7bo109bo2b2o$35b obo69b2o47b2ob3o$36bo70b2o53bo$43b2o35b2o74b2ob3o$42bobo35bobo73b2obo $42b2o38bo$82b2o64b2o$148b2o$96b2o$70b2o3b2o20bo19b2o17b2o$70b2o3b2o20b obo17bo18bo3b2o$98b2o15bobo20bo2bo$110bo4b2o20b3o$18bo53b2o35bobo24bo $18b3o51b2o35bobo24b2o23b2o$21bo76b2o10bo50b2o$20b2o75bobo$74bo22bo$73b obo20b2o$12b2o60bo5bo30b2o$12bo62b3obobo29bo34bo$9b2obo64bobo2bo29b3o 11b2o17bobo$9bo2b3o4b2o59b2o2bo29bo10bobo5b2o10bobo$10b2o3bo3b2o60bob 2o40bo7b2o11bo$12b4o34b2o26bo2bo42b2o17b3o$12bo15b2o20bo26bobobo61bo$ 13b3o12bobo20b3o24bobo57bo$16bo13bo22bo25bo54b2obobo$11b5o14b2o52bo48b obobobo$11bo70b3o45bo2bobobobob2o$13bo67bo48b4ob2o2bo2bo$12b2o67b2o51b o4b2o$132bobo$132b2o5$71b2o$70bobo5b2o$70bo7b2o$42b2o25b2o$42b2o7b2o$ 51bo31bo$16bo32bobo27b2obobo$3b2o9b3o32b2o27bobobobo$4bo8bo61bo2bobob obob2o$b3o3bo5b2o40bo19b4ob2o2bo2bo$o3b4o45b3o23bo4b2o$obo49bo24bobo$ b2ob2o24b2o20b2o23b2o$4b2o25bo$b2o22bo5bobo$bo22bobo5b2o$2bo22bo$b2o$ 23b5o$22bo4bo27b2o$3b2o5b2o6b2obo2bo30b2o$2bobo4bo2bo6bobob2o$2bo6bob o3b2o2bobo5bo$b2o7bo4bobobobo4bobo$6b2o9bobob2o2bo2bo$7bo8b2o2bo5b2o$ 4b3o11bobo$4bo11b2obo42b2o$17bo44b2o$17bobo$18b2o3$46b2o$46b2o$29b2o21b2o3b2o$25b2o2b2o22bo3bo$24bobo23b3o5b3o$24bo25bo9bo$23b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ]]
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Entity Valkyrie July 4 fastest-recovering 2c/3 signal-to glider converter.
651-tick highway robber
x = 148, y = 94, rule = B3/S23 30b2o11bo46b2o22bo$30b2o10bobo44bobo23b2o$42bobo2b2o3bo36bo5bo18b2o$41b 2ob2o2bo2bobo26b2o6b2o5b3o$45bobo3bobo26b2o16bo$41b2obo2b4obo35b2o7b2o $41b2obobo3bo37b2o$45bobo3bo$46bobo3bo17b2o$47bo3b2o18bo$66bo4bobo$64b 3o5b2o$63bo$38b2o23b2o$38b2o$23b2o$22bo2bo$21bob2o$21bo$20b2o$35b2o92b o$35bo36b2o54bobo$36b3o33b2o53bo2bo$38bo10b2o77b2o$48bobo42b2o$48bo43b obo$47b2o10b2o31bo$60bo30b2o$57b3o9b2o$57bo11bo$52b2ob2o10bobo48b2o$53b obo11b2o49b2o15b2o$48b2obo5bob2o74bo$37b2o8bobob2o3b2obobo74b3o$37bo8b o6bobo6bo75bo$35bobo8b7o3b7o$35b2o$48b3o7b3o64b2o$47bo2bo3bo3bo2bo64b o$47b2o4bobo4b2o63bo$14b2o37bobo69b2o$14b2o38bo26b2o44bo12b2o$81b2o42b 3o12b2o$70bo53bo$70b3o15bo35b2o$46b2o25bo14b3o44bo$46b2o24b2o17bo42bo bo$77bo12b2o42bobo6b2o$76bobo44b2o10bo5bo2bo$9bo67b2o44b2o15bob2o$9b3o 129bo2b3o$12bo29b2o98b2o3bo$11b2o29bo5b2o5b2o35bo28b2o22b2o$43b3obobo 4bo2bo34b3o26bo2bob2o14b2obo$26b2o17bobo6bobo3b2o33bo27b2obobo13bo2bo $3b2o21bo19b2o7bo4bobob2o28b2o28bo2b2o14b2o$3bo23b3o21b2o9bobo57bobo$ 2obo25bo22bo8b2o2bo56b2o15b2o$o2b3o4b2o37b3o11b2o74bo$b2o3bo3b2o37bo11b 2o77b3o$3b4o17b2obo34bo79bo$3bo15b2o2bo2b4o3b2o26bo$4b3o12bobo2bo5bo2b o27b2o41b2o$7bo13bob2ob2obo5bob2o37b2o19b2o5bobo$2b5o14bo3bobob2o3b2o bobo9bo26b2o19b2o7bo$2bo19bobo6bobo6bo8b3o54b2o$4bo16b2ob7o3b7o11bo30b o$3b2o46b2o11b2o17b3o7bo$26b3o7b3o25b2o20bo5bobob2o$25bo2bo3bo3bo2bo45b 2o5bobobobo$25b2o4bobo4b2o49b2obobobobo2bo$31bobo55bo2bo2b2ob4o$32bo58b 2o4bo$74b2o21bobo$71bobo2bo21b2o$69b3obob2o$39b2o27bo4bo$39b2o28b3obo 4b2o$71b2o5bo$79b3o$81bo2$43b2o$30b2o5b2o5bo20b2o$29bo2bo4bobob3o21bo bo$25b2o3bobo6bobo25bo$21b2obobo4bo7b2o26b2o$22bobo9b2o$21bo2b2o8bo$22b2o11b3o$24b2o11bo$24bo$25bo$24b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ]]
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Entity Valkyrie July 16 Fastest-recovering highway robber
86P118
x = 41, y = 48, rule = B3/S23 30bo$30bobo$29bobo$31bo3$28bo$27bobo$27bobo$28bo6$7b2o8bo$7bo8bobo13b 2o$5bobo2b3o4bo12bo2bo$4bobo4b3o16bobo$2o3bo24b3o$2o7$39b2o$8b3o24bo3b 2o$8bobo16b3o4bobo$7bo2bo12bo4b3o2bobo$7b2o13bobo8bo$23bo8b2o6$12bo$11b obo$11bobo$12bo3$9bo$9bobo$8bobo$10bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ZOOM 8 ]]
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Period1GliderGun July 26 smallest-known period-118 oscillator
smaller solution to the unique father problem
x = 22, y = 25, rule = B3/S23 10b2o$9bo2bo$7bo2bobo$b2o4b2obo2b2o$bo2b2obo2b2obo2b2o$2b3obo2bo2bo2b 2obo$7b2obo2b2o4bo$4b2obo2b2obo2b2obo$2b3obo2bo2bo2b2obo$bo5b2obo2b2o $2bob2obo2b2obo2b2o$b2ob2o2bo2bo2bob2o$7b2obo2b2o$b3ob2o2bob2o2bob3o$ o2b2obo2bo2bo2b2obobo$o6b2obo2b2o6bo$b3ob2o2bob2o2bob4o$3b2obo2bo2bo2b 2obo$7b2obo2b2o$2bob2obo2b2obo2b2o$bob2obo2bo2bo2b2obo$bo5b2obo2b2o4bo$2bob2obo2b2obo2b3o$3b2obo2bo2bo2b2o$10b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ]]
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400spartans September 2 the smallest known solution to the unique father problem
Lx65 duplicator
x = 28, y = 28, rule = B3/S23 14b2o$15bo$15b3o3$2o23bo$bo21b3o$bobo18bo$2b2o18b2o3$22bo$21bobo$20bo2bo2b2o$21b2o3b2o$2bo$2bobo$2b3o15b2o$4bo15b2o7$14b3o$14bo$13b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ]]
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Mitchell Riley September 13 smallest known elementary spartan herschel duplicator.
smaller (34,7)c/156 spaceship (too large to show) FWKnightship October 20 smallest known spaceship of its speed and slope, being 6000 times smaller by bounding box than the original and around 38 times smaller in population.
Period-47 glider gun
x = 147, y = 144, rule = B3/S23 114b2o$113bobo$107b2o4bo$105bo2bo2b2ob4o$105b2obobobobo2bo$108bobobob o$108bobob2o$109bo2$122b2o$113b2o7bo$112bo2bo4bobo$120b2o$112bo$111b2o $113bo4$101bo8b2o$101bobo7bo$101b2o5b3o$108bo$53b2o$53bobo$55bo4b2o61b 3o$51b4ob2o2bo2bo59bo$51bo2bobobobob2o60bo$54bobobobo$55b2obobo$59bo$ 89bobo50b2o$45b2o42b2o51bo$46bo7b2o34bo53bo$46bobo5b2o68b2o14b5o$47b2o 76bo13bo$125bobo12b3o$126b2o3b3o9bo$61bobo66bob2o6b4o$62b2o66bo3bo5bo 3b2o$51b2o9bo68b3o7b3o2bo$50bobo78b3o9bob2o$52bo4b2o19bo30b2o32bo$57b o19bo32bo31b2o$58b3o16b3o26b2o2bob2o$55b3o2bo45bobobobo2bo$55bo2bo49b o2bo2b2o18b2o$58b2o36b2o9b2o13b2o10bo$59bo36bo24bobo11b3o$59bobo12bo18b 2obo2b2o22bo13bo$60b2o13bo15bo2bobobobo6b2o$73b3o15b2o3bo2bo6bo2bo4bo $39b2o54b2o9bo2bo5bo$40b2o23b2o39bo2bo3bobo$39bo24b2obo39b2o$53bo4bo5b 2obo27bobo2bo12b2o$51b3o4b3o3bo2bo27bob2ob2o8bob2o12bo4bo$50bo10bo3b2o 32bobo7bo2bo5bo5b3o4b3o$51bo8bo35b2o4bo7bobo5bo4bo10bo$47bo3bo8bo3bo32b 2o5bo13bo4b2o8b2o$97bo4b3o$47bobo12bobo20bo10bo13b2o9bo14bo$48bo6b2o6b o22b2o22b2o9bo14bo$55b2o28b2o34bo6b2o6bo$27b3o47bobo48b2o$29bo12bo7bo 10bo7bo8b2o12b2o10b2o17b3o6b3o$28bo12bobo5bob2o6b2obo5bobo7bo12bo2bo3b 2o4b2o9bo26bo$42bo8b2o6b2o8bo21bobo4b2o14bobo4bo5b4o5bo4bobo$50b3o6b3o 30bo22bo5b3ob8ob3o5bo$98b2o22bo3bob2obo3bo$98bo24bobo6bobo$83bobo10bo bo$50b3o6b3o21b2o11b2o25bobo6bobo$6b2o34bo8b2o6b2o8bo14bo37bo3bob2obo 3bo$7bo33bobo5bob2o6b2obo5bobo44bo5b3ob8ob3o5bo$5bo11bo24bo7bo10bo7bo 21bo22bobo4bo5b4o5bo4bobo$5b5o6b2o6b2o64bob2o21bo26bo$10bo4b2o7bo30b2o 33bo8bo4bo18b3o6b3o$7b4o2b3o6bobo8b2o13bo6b2o6bo27b3o3b3o4b3o21b2o$6b o2bo3b3o6b2o9bo13bobo12bobo31bo10bo13bo6b2o6bo$6b7o2b2o13b2obo2b2o58b 2o8b2o13bo14bo$4b2o3bo2b2o14bo2bobobobo9bo3bo8bo3bo56bo14bo$3bo2bobo2b 2o15b2o2bo2bo5b2o8bo8bo11bo21bo14bo$3b2obobo26b2o3bob3o5bo3bo6bo9bo21b 3o12b3o12b2o8b2o$6bo33bo4bo5b4o3b3o10b3o18b2ob2o4b2o4b2ob2o11bo10bo$6b 2o33b3obo2b3o7bo20bo12b2ob2o4b2o4b2ob2o12b3o4b3o$23b2o18bobobobo2bo26b obo11b3o12b3o15bo4bo$23bobo6b3o9bo2bo3b2o26b2o7bo5bo14bo5bo$14b2o7bo7b o3bo11b2o38bobo4bobo10bobo4bobo$15bo14bo5bo51bo8b2o6b2o8bo$10bob3o15b o65bo10bo$10b2o18bo3b2o$13b2o2bo14b2o11b2o2b2o$10b3obo2b3o5bo18bob5o$ 9bo10bo4bo17b2o4b2o10bo34bo10bo$9b2o8b2o4bo33b2o27bo8b2o6b2o8bo$41bo2b o15b2o25bobo4bobo10bobo4bobo$7bo14bo9b2o10bob2o19bobo18bo5bo14bo5bo$7b o14bo9b2o7b2o4bo19b2o24b3o12b3o$7bo6b2o6bo19bo3bo3b3o15bo23b2ob2o4b2o 4b2ob2o$14b2o33b2ob2o38b2ob2o4b2o4b2ob2o$38b2o6bo2bo2b2o39b3o12b3o$bo 10b6o10bo9b2o3bo2bo3b2o42bo14bo$obo8b8o8bobo14b2o$bo8b2o6b2o8bo26bobo 38b2o8b2o$11b8o25b2o10b2o38bo10bo$12b6o27bo10bo40b3o4b3o$45bobo51bo4b o$12b6o28b2o8bo$11b8o36bo$bo8b2o6b2o8bo26b3o3b2o$obo8b8o8bobo20b2o9bo $bo10b6o10bo20bo2bo9b3o$39bo4bo5bobo11bo$14b2o21b3o4b3o4bo$7bo6b2o6bo 13bo10bo$7bo14bo13b2o8b2o$7bo14bo$61bo$9b2o8b2o12b3o12b3o8bobo$9bo10b o20b2o17b2o$10b3o4b3o21b2o$12bo4bo$28bo26bo$27bobo3b2o14b2o3bobo$28bo 4b3o12b3o4bo$33b2o14b2o4$33b2o14b2o20bobo$28bo4b3o12b3o4bo16b2o$27bob o3b2o14b2o3bobo15bo$28bo26bo2$41b2o$41b2o$33b3o12b3o3$36b2o8b2o$36bo10bo36bo$37b3o4b3o38bo$39bo4bo38b3o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ]]
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found by Entity Valkyrie and reduced by iNoMed, Dave Greene, and Luka Okanishi October 28-30 First known true period-47 glider gun.
Traffic jam#Stable support iNoMed November 2 First stably supported traffic jam wire corners
small H-to-MWSS
x = 27, y = 43, rule = B3/S23 14b2o3bo$15bo2bobo$13bo4bobo$13b5obo$17bo$9bo3b2o3bo$8bobo2b2o4bo$9bo 8b2o5$19b2o$19b2o$26bo$24b3o$23bo$23b2o8$o$obo$3o21b2o$2bo21b2o4$20bo bo$20b2obo$23bo$23b2o4$16b2o$16bo$17b3o$19bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ZOOM 6 ]]
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x = 28, y = 43, rule = B3/S23 14b2o3bo$15bo2bobo$13bo4bobo$13b5obo$17bo$9bo3b2o3bo$8bobo2b2o4bo$9bo 8b2o5$19b2o$19b2o$26bo$24b3o$23bo$23b2o8$o26bo$obo22b3o$3o21bo$2bo20b obo$24bo3$22b2o$22b2o6$16b2o$16bo$17b3o$19bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ZOOM 6 ]]
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Anivec, 2 different reductions from Period1GliderGun and Lucy D'Agostino November 18 a new Herschel to xWSS is always nice.
Period-35 glider gun
x = 104, y = 65, rule = B3/S23 b2o4b2ob2o$2bo4bob2obo$2bob2obo4bo14bo$2o2bobob4ob2o10b3o$bobo2bo4bobo bo8bo$o2b2ob2o2b3o2bo8b2o$b2o3b2o3bobob2o$3b2o7b2o2bo5bo69bo$3bo6bo3bo 4bobob2o21b2o43bobo$5bo4b4o2bo9b2o18bobo40b3o2bo$4b2o7bob2o2bo7bo15b2o bo2bo5b2o31bo3bobo$10b2obobo9b2o16bobobobo4bobo30bobo2bob2o$10b2obobo 4bo2b2o20bo4bo3bo31bo2b3obo$14bo6b3o21bob4o2b2o31bobo2bo2b2o$46bo3bo2b o3bo27b2ob2o5bo$47b3ob2ob4o2bo26bo4b3o$4b2o5b2o36bo4bo3b3o26bob2o$5bo 5bobo43bo28b2obo2bob3o$5bobo5bo36bo2bo3b2o28bob4obo2bo$6b2o2bo3bo15b2o 55bobo4bo2bo$10bo3b2o14bobo52b2obobobob3o$9bo5bo14bo17b3o3b3o29bobob3o $10bo4bo32bobo3bobo27bo3b2o3b2o$14bo33b3o3b3o27b4o7bobo$10bobo75b2o2bo bob2o$86bobobobobo$5b2o79b2o3bo2bob2o$5bo2b2ob2o77b2o2bobobo$7b2o3b3o 24b2o45b4ob4o3bo$10bo4bo6bobo13b2o46bo4b2obobo2b2o$6bob2ob2ob2o2bo4b2o 15bo48b2o4b3obo2bo$6b2obobobo2b3o4bo11bo53bo4bo4bob2o$9bo2b4o19b3o10b 3o3b3o33bo2bobobobo$9b2o2bobob4o17bo9bobo3bobo7bob2o17b2obob2ob2o4bob 2o$15bobo2bo16b2o9b3o3b3o7b2o2bo6b2o8bob2obob3obo2bo2bo$15bo25b3o23bo 2b2o2bobo13bobo4bo2bo$12b2o2bo45b5ob2ob4obobo11bo5b5obo$12b5o15bo6bo 17b2o2bo4bobo8bobo9b2ob2o2bo4b2o$33bo5bo5bo7bo3bo4b2o5b7obobo11bo3b5o$ 8bo2bobob2o14b3o5bo5bo3b2ob2o4b3obo4bobo4b2obob2o8b2o4bo2bob2obo$8b4ob 2obo32bo12bob2o2b2o3bo3bobo9bo4bobo3bob2o$12bo28b3o4bo4bobobob4o2bobo 4bo3b2obo3bobo4bo3bobo3bo$10bobo28bo5bo3bobobo5b2o3b2o2b2o5bobo9b2o3bo 3bobo$10b2o28b2o4bo2bobobobo2bo4bobo8b3ob5obobo2b2o3b2ob2ob2o$39bobo4b 2o3bobo4b2ob2ob2o5b5o6bo6bo4bo4bo$38b2ob2o2bo2b3obobobo2bobobobob2ob2o bo4b2obobob2obo2bo4b2obo$38b2o6bobo3bobob2ob2o5bo4bobo3bo3b3obob2ob2ob o3bob2o$37b3ob2o5b3obob2o10b4o4bo2bo6bobo5b5o$37b4obo6bo2bo4bob4ob2o4b 5o3bo2b2o2bob2o2bo$39bo3bo5b2obob2ob2o3b2o3b3o5b3obo2bobobo4bob2o$40bo bo9bo2bo4bo4b2o3bob2o3bob2o2b2obo2bobobo$41bo9b2obo2b5ob2o2b4obo14b3ob obo$52bob3o7bo2bo4bo19bo$52bo5b5o6b3o17b3o$32bo4b2o7bobo4bob3obo3b6o3b 3o14bo$31bobo3b2o8b2o8bo2b2o3bo2bo2bo3bo$32bo14bo6bo2b2o5bo2bo4bob2o$ 55bo9bob2o2b2o$58bo2bobo4bo2bob3o$43b2o12bobo3bob2obobobo2bo$43bo14bo 2bobobo2bo2b4o$44b3o12b3obo3b2o$46bo9bo5bobo6b2o$57bo3bo2bo6b2o$55b3o 4b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ]]
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Matthias Merzenich and Period1GliderGun December 5 first known true-period gun of period 35
leaf bug
Gustone December 27 smallest-known 31c/240 orthogonal spaceship, and the smallest self-supporting spaceship by population.
Kermit synthesis (too large to show) Goldtiger997, vilc, and others December 30-31

Groups

Group name Patterns Discoverers Reason
New c/4 diagonal technology (too large to show) Keith Amling, David Bell, Matthias Merzenich, others[who?] A significant expansion of c/4 diagonal technology, including new puffer engines and rakes, small object cleaners, and complex constructions
Completion of the 22-bit strict still life synthesis project May13, vilc, Goldtiger997, confocaloid, Carson Cheng, others proves that all 22-bit still lives are synthesizable
Period-9 c/3 orthogonal backrake and derivatives p9, p18, p63, p99, p117, and p126 Keith Amling, Matthias Merzenich, May13, Evin A p9 c/3 orthogonal backrake that allowed the construction of all previously unsolved rake periods that are multiples of 9.
New gun periods p15, p16, p35, p47, p53 Period1GliderGun, Matthias Merzenich, Entity Valkyrie, iNoMed, hotcrystal0, et al. Five new gun periods were discovered in 2024 (15, 16, 35, 47, and 53), tying the record for a single calendar year since 1996.