User:Haycat2009/Are you a CA enthusiast? Quiz
Goldenratio's test was too Life-centric, while H. H. P. M. P. Cole's test was slightly OCA-centric
So, I will try to make a more neutral one.
Are you an CA enthusiast? Quiz
Your score starts at 0. Add the number indicated for your answer for each question.
1. How many minrules of small (minpop 4 cells or below) objects do you know?
(Add the same number of points as objects, max 20)
2. Have you ever done a project related to CA (like running a search or assembling a synthesis) twice just to relive the experience of doing it?
- No - 0
- Yes - 1
3. Have you ever chosen a new computer because it could run CA-related programs better/faster?
- No - 0
- Yes - 1
- I have a computer which only runs CA programs - 3
4. Do you have any cellular-automata-related websites bookmarked on your computer?
- No - 0
- Yes - 1
- I have a whole folder (or multiple) for them - 3
5. Can you name 10 patterns in any rule or rules discovered within the last year in a minute?
- No - 0
- Yes - 1
- I can name 20 - 3
6. Can you recall the smallest spaceship for each elementary spaceship speed or a very long (>15 character) INT string, but have trouble remembering your passwords for some non-cellular-automata-related websites?
- No - 0
- Yes - 1
- I can remember both reliably - 2
7. For how many of these words is a Life pattern the first thing that comes to your mind when you read or hear them?
- Pulsar
- Century
- Integral
- Turtle
- Syringe
- 0 - 0
- 1-2 - 1
- 3-4 - 2
- All of them - 3
8. What is the most far out rule you found/heard of?
- Undecided - 0
- A totalistic Moore rule - 1
- An isotropic Moore rule - 2
- A Moore LtL/HROT rule - 3
- Any other neighbourhood LtL/HROT rule - 2 + Number of points stated in Q10
- A Generations multi-state rule (for small objects) - 1 extra
- A Generations multi-state rule (for large objects) - 2 extra
- A multi-state ruletable (For small objects like the 3-state Panconfigurational p14) - 3 extra
- A multi-state ruletable (For large objects like the SMOSMOSMOSMOS) - 4 extra
9. What is the proper shape of cells?
- Squares - 0 (Go to question 10)
- Hexagons - 3 (Go to Question 11)
- Triangles - 5 (Go to Question 12)
10. Where are the neighbours of the white cell? (Go to Question 11 after this, colours only count if all cells of that colour are in their neighbourhood. Assume R3 for all neighbourhoods. )
- All of them are neighbours - you work with LtL Moore (NM) rules. (2 points)
- The coral and blue cells only - you work with Von Neumann (NN) rules. (3 points)
- The only neighbour is the blue - you work with Cross or R1 von Neumann rules. Welcome to the realm of Factorio! (N+) (4 points)
- The grey, coral and magenta cells only - you work with Saltire (NX) rules. (4 points)
- The coral, blue, grey, yellow and orange cells - you work with Circular (NC) rules. (5 points)
- The grey, coral, blue and magenta cells only - you work with Star (N*) rules. (5 points)
- The grey, coral and blue cells only - you work with Euclidean (N2) rules (5 points)
- The blue and green cells only OR the magenta, orange, coral, yellow and grey cells - you work with Checkerboard (NB or ND) rules. (6 points)
- The magenta and blue cells only - you work with Exploded (NF) rules. (6 points)
- All, but the ones closer to the white count more - you work with Gaussian (NG) rules. (7 points)
- The coral, orange and yellow cells are neighbours - you work with Hash (N#) rules. (7 points)
- Any other option - You're crazy! You use Custom Weighted (N@) rules. (8 points)
- Any other option but some cells matter more than others - You are a god! You use Bespoke Weighted (NW) rules. (9 points)
- All of the above, depending on context - you win immediately! You passed the test! (693,147 points)
11. What are the neighbours of the white cell? (Go to question 11 after this, assume R3 for all neighbourhoods.)
- All of them are neighbours - you work with LtL Hexagonal (NH) rules. (2 points)
- The blue and pink cells are neighbours - you work with Asterisk (NA) rules (3 points)
- Only the pink cell is a neighbour - you work with Tripod (N3) rules (4 points)
- Any other option - You're crazy! You use Custom Hexagonal Weighted (N?) rules. (5 points)
- Any other option but some cells matter more than others - You are a god! You use Bespoke Hexagonal Weighted (N?) rules. (6 points)
- All of the above, depending on context - you win immediately! You passed the test! (693,147 points)
12. Are you convinced that cekainyqjrtwz or aceijknqrtwyz are real words?
- No - 0
- Yes - 2
13. What is the most far-out rule you ever golfed?
- I hate rulegolfing/I never rulegolfed before - 0
- A totalistic Moore rule - 1
- An isotropic Moore rule - 2
- A Moore LtL/HROT rule - 3
- Any other neighbourhood LtL/HROT rule - 2 + Number of points in Q9
- A Generations multi-state rule (for small objects) - 1 extra
- A Generations multi-state rule (for large objects) - 2 extra
- A multi-state ruletable (For small objects like the 3-state Panconfigurational p14) - 3 extra
- A multi-state ruletable (For large objects like the SMOSMOSMOSMOS) - 4 extra
14. Have you memorized Hensel's notation?
- No - 0
- Half of it - 1
- The entire chart - 2
- I know what transition a cell is in after looking at it for half a second - 5
Note: in this question, "forum" refers to the Conwaylife.com forums and "Discord" refers to the Conwaylife Lounge.
15. Do you often find yourself reading old forum posts or old Discord messages when you are bored?
- No - 0
- Yes - 1
- I've read every single forum post or every single Discord message - 100
- I've read every single forum post AND every single Discord message - 693,147
Evaluation
- 0-3 - I don't know what to say. Maybe you are new, but you will soon discover the world of CA.
- 4-10 - You are gaining knowledge like a sponge. Keep it up.
- 11-30 - You are exploring the wider world of CA. Who said that Life was the only important thing?
- 31-107 - You are master of all rules. It is your job to find the interesting rules, and sail beyond all boundaries. Never underestimate yourself.
- 108+ - You are probably obsessed. I do not know what to say, but keep going for gold.
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