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Blockize (game)

Post by {censored} » April 9th, 2021, 3:37 pm

This is a nice CA - related game.
There is a pattern, precisely this one:

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x = 13, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
$6b2o$7bo$3bo$4bobo3bo$3bo6bo$4b3obobo$5bo2bo$2bo4bo$2bob2o$2bo4bo2bo$
2bobo2bo2bo$4bo2b2obo$5bo2bo$6b3o!
The players should hit it with the minimal possible number of gliders in such a way so it stabilizes into a single block and nothing else.
Once this one is solved,another one is posted by the user who solved it.
Patterns must have at least 10 cells and be unstable.
Enjoy!
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Re: Blockize (game)

Post by wwei47 » April 9th, 2021, 5:44 pm

I accidentally made the central region of Achim's P144 when trying to solve this:

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x = 86, y = 109, rule = B3/S23
67bo$65b2o$66b2o10$48bo$48bobo$48b2o$2bo$obo$b2o19$6b2o18bo$6b2o19bo5b
2o$25b3o6bo$30bo$31bobo3bo$30bo6bo$31b3obobo$32bo2bo$29bo4bo$29bob2o$
29bo4bo2bo$29bobo2bo2bo$31bo2b2obo$32bo2bo$14b2o17b3o$13bo2bo$14b2o$6b
2o$6b2o10$20bo$20b2o$19bobo40$84b2o$83b2o$85bo!
While trying to complete THAT, I also accidentally made an LWSS:

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x = 68, y = 67, rule = B3/S23
67bo$65b2o$66b2o10$48bo$48bobo$48b2o$2bo$obo$b2o19$6b2o18bo$6b2o19bo5b
2o$25b3o6bo$30bo$31bobo3bo$30bo6bo$31b3obobo$32bo2bo$29bo4bo$29bob2o$
29bo4bo2bo$29bobo2bo2bo$31bo2b2obo$32bo2bo$14b2o17b3o$13bo2bo$14b2o$6b
2o$6b2o10$16b3o$18bo$17bo!
EDIT: Done in 1G:

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x = 15, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
10b2o$11bo$7bo$8bobo3bo$7bo6bo$bo6b3obobo$2bo6bo2bo$3o3bo4bo$6bob2o$6b
o4bo2bo$6bobo2bo2bo$8bo2b2obo$9bo2bo$10b3o!
Edit 2: Here's another solution:

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x = 24, y = 34, rule = B3/S23
19b2o$20bo$16bo$17bobo3bo$16bo6bo$17b3obobo$18bo2bo$15bo4bo$15bob2o$
15bo4bo2bo$15bobo2bo2bo$17bo2b2obo$18bo2bo$19b3o18$3o$2bo$bo!
Edit 3: Here's a third solution:

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x = 14, y = 23, rule = B3/S23
12bo$11bo$11b3o7$4b2o$5bo$bo$2bobo3bo$bo6bo$2b3obobo$3bo2bo$o4bo$ob2o$
o4bo2bo$obo2bo2bo$2bo2b2obo$3bo2bo$4b3o!
Edit 4: Using a Golly script, I found more things. Here's a natural eater 1 (The script doesn't search for rare still lives or anything, it simply looks for anything that becomes small or that explodes):

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x = 32, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
30bo$29bo$29b3o21$4b2o$5bo$bo$2bobo3bo$bo6bo$2b3obobo$3bo2bo$o4bo$ob2o
$o4bo2bo$obo2bo2bo$2bo2b2obo$3bo2bo$4b3o!
Edit 5: Natural paperclip:

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x = 38, y = 46, rule = B3/S23
36bo$35bo$35b3o30$4b2o$5bo$bo$2bobo3bo$bo6bo$2b3obobo$3bo2bo$o4bo$ob2o
$o4bo2bo$obo2bo2bo$2bo2b2obo$3bo2bo$4b3o!
Edit 6: Natural MWSS:

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x = 45, y = 59, rule = B3/S23
43bo$42bo$42b3o43$4b2o$5bo$bo$2bobo3bo$bo6bo$2b3obobo$3bo2bo$o4bo$ob2o
$o4bo2bo$obo2bo2bo$2bo2b2obo$3bo2bo$4b3o!
Edit 7: Natural LWSS:

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x = 65, y = 50, rule = B3/S23
63bo$62bo$62b3o34$4b2o$5bo$bo$2bobo3bo$bo6bo$2b3obobo$3bo2bo$o4bo$ob2o
$o4bo2bo$obo2bo2bo$2bo2b2obo$3bo2bo$4b3o!
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Re: Blockize (game)

Post by {censored} » April 10th, 2021, 1:39 am

Nice! Could you make the next puzzle, please?
There are some still lives to the left in the first two Life Viewers and maybe also elsewhere. The first one is intentional but was the second also intentional? Maybe you have not removed them from the previous time.
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Re: Blockize (game)

Post by wwei47 » April 10th, 2021, 10:15 am

{censored} wrote:
April 10th, 2021, 1:39 am
There are some still lives to the left in the first two Life Viewers and maybe also elsewhere. The first one is intentional but was the second also intentional? Maybe you have not removed them from the previous time.
The second one is intentional, when trying to make the first one, I happened upon the LWSS. I'm still thinking of a good puzzle.
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Re: Blockize (game)

Post by {censored} » April 10th, 2021, 1:00 pm

wwei47 wrote:
April 10th, 2021, 10:15 am
{censored} wrote:
April 10th, 2021, 1:39 am
There are some still lives to the left in the first two Life Viewers and maybe also elsewhere. The first one is intentional but was the second also intentional? Maybe you have not removed them from the previous time.
The second one is intentional, when trying to make the first one, I happened upon the LWSS. I'm still thinking of a good puzzle.
Okay.
Just about any (keyword:any) pattern with at least 10 cells and that is unstable (to prevent cheating and make the puzzles harder on average) can be used. Just draw anything that your soul feels is nice and post it. Bigger patterns will likely be harder to solve but neither there you should go extreme.
You can also give me that job if you want so,but I would not recommend that to have more diversity here.
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Re: Blockize (game)

Post by Entity Valkyrie 2 » April 18th, 2021, 2:27 am

Blockize this:

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x = 19, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
6bobo$6bobo$6b3o2$18bo$16bobo$16b3o$16bo3$2o$b2o$bo2$13bo$12b3o$12bob
2o!
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Re: Blockize (game)

Post by wwei47 » April 18th, 2021, 11:39 am

I got an LWSS!

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x = 19, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
13bo$12bo$6bobo3b3o$6bobo$6b3o2$18bo$16bobo$16b3o$16bo3$2o$b2o$bo2$13b
o$12b3o$12bob2o!
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Re: Blockize (game)

Post by MathAndCode » April 18th, 2021, 3:02 pm

Entity Valkyrie 2 wrote:
April 18th, 2021, 2:27 am
Blockize this:

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x = 19, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
6bobo$6bobo$6b3o2$18bo$16bobo$16b3o$16bo3$2o$b2o$bo2$13bo$12b3o$12bob
2o!
I found a two-glider solution.

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x = 25, y = 39, rule = B3/S23
7bo$8bo$6b3o3$6bobo$6bobo$6b3o2$18bo$16bobo$16b3o$16bo3$2o$b2o$bo2$13b
o$12b3o$12bob2o15$23bo$22b2o$22bobo!
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Re: Blockize (game)

Post by BokaBB » April 29th, 2021, 3:26 am

What about this one?

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x = 17, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
2$7bo$5bo2bo$3b2o3bo$6b5o$3bob2obo3bo$3bo2b2obo$3bo2bob2obobo$3bo7bobo
$3b6o2bobo$7b2o2bobo$7b2o$10b2o!

I found a 4 - glider solution:

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x = 79, y = 80, rule = B3/S23
8$12bo$13bo$11b3o8$28bo$27bo$22bo4b3o$20bo2bo$18b2o3bo$21b5o$18bob2obo
3bo$18bo2b2obo$18bo2bob2obobo$18bo7bobo$18b6o2bobo$22b2o2bobo$22b2o$
25b2o4$26b2o$25b2o$27bo19$59b3o$59bo$60bo!

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Re: Blockize (game)

Post by bibunsekibun » April 29th, 2021, 3:41 am

3G

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x = 21, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
4bobo$5b2o$5bo13bo$18bo$18b3o2$12bo$10bo2bo$8b2o3bo$11b5o$8bob2obo3bo$
8bo2b2obo$8bo2bob2obobo$8bo7bobo$8b6o2bobo$2o10b2o2bobo$b2o9b2o$o14b2o
!
Edit:2G

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x = 22, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
20bo$19bo$19b3o2$13bo$11bo2bo$9b2o3bo$12b5o$9bob2obo3bo$9bo2b2obo$9bo
2bob2obobo$9bo7bobo$9b6o2bobo$13b2o2bobo$13b2o$2o14b2o$b2o$o!
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Re: Blockize (game)

Post by BokaBB » April 29th, 2021, 10:14 am

What about this one?

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x = 25, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
$10b5o$16bo$11b3o$8b2o6bo$6b2o4b3o2bo$5bo3bo5b2o2bo$5bobo2b2o7b2o$7bo
5bo$7bobo2bob2o$3bobo4b3o4bo$3bobo4b2o3b2o$3bo$3bo3b3o$3bo8b3o$3bo2bo$
6b2o2b3o$7b2o!

I found a two - glider solution but I want to make you have fun and so I will not post it.
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Re: Blockize (game)

Post by cgoler2 » April 29th, 2021, 10:40 am

Found it:

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x = 27, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
3$20bo$19bo$19b3o8$14b5o$20bo$15b3o$12b2o6bo$4bo5b2o4b3o2bo$5bo3bo3bo
5b2o2bo$3b3o3bobo2b2o7b2o$11bo5bo$11bobo2bob2o$7bobo4b3o4bo$7bobo4b2o
3b2o$7bo$7bo3b3o$7bo8b3o$7bo2bo$10b2o2b3o$11b2o!
The next pattern is this:

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x = 9, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
bo4b3o$b2o3bo$2o4b3o3$2b2obo$2bob2o!

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Re: Blockize (game)

Post by BokaBB » April 29th, 2021, 10:50 am

cgoler2 wrote:
April 29th, 2021, 10:40 am
Found it:

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x = 27, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
3$20bo$19bo$19b3o8$14b5o$20bo$15b3o$12b2o6bo$4bo5b2o4b3o2bo$5bo3bo3bo
5b2o2bo$3b3o3bobo2b2o7b2o$11bo5bo$11bobo2bob2o$7bobo4b3o4bo$7bobo4b2o
3b2o$7bo$7bo3b3o$7bo8b3o$7bo2bo$10b2o2b3o$11b2o!
The next pattern is this:

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x = 9, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
bo4b3o$b2o3bo$2o4b3o3$2b2obo$2bob2o!
Not exactly my one but is similar in function.
Here is a two - glider solution:

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x = 22, y = 28, rule = B3/S23
4$3bo$4bo$2b3o10$5bo4b3o$5b2o3bo$4b2o4b3o3$6b2obo5b3o$6bob2o5bo$16bo!

And a one - glider:

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x = 15, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
4bo4b3o$4b2o3bo$3b2o4b3o3$5b2obo$5bob2o3$3b2o$4b2o$3bo!

Here is the next pattern:

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x = 17, y = 24, rule = B3/S23
3$10b2o$9bobo$9b2o4$5bo$4bobo$4bobo3bo$5bo4b3o$10bobo$12bo3$5b2o$4b2o$
5bo!

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Re: Blockize (game)

Post by cgoler2 » April 29th, 2021, 11:04 am

Found a 3G solution:

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x = 41, y = 45, rule = B3/S23
6$33b2o$28bo3bobo$29bo2b2o$27b3o3$28bo$27bobo$27bobo3bo$28bo4b3o$33bob
o$35bo3$28b2o$27b2o$22b3o3bo$24bo$23bo11$11b3o$13bo$12bo!
Next pattern:

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x = 17, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
bobo$o11b2o$bo2bo7bobo$3b3o7bobo$14bobo$15b2o!

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Re: Blockize (game)

Post by bibunsekibun » April 30th, 2021, 11:01 pm

3G

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x = 17, y = 23, rule = B3/S23
6bobo$6b2o8bo$7bo6b2o$15b2o$bobo$o11b2o$bo2bo7bobo$3b3o7bobo$14bobo$
15b2o11$14b3o$14bo$15bo!
Next Pattern:

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x = 14, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
7bo$9bo$5bobo2bo$5bo3bo$3bobobobo$bobobo$bobo$8bo$b4obobo$o7bobo2bo$o
7bobo$3o7bob2o$2bo$2b2o!
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Re: Blockize (game)

Post by Entity Valkyrie 2 » May 1st, 2021, 3:36 am

1G:

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x = 18, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
11bo$13bo$9bobo2bo$9bo3bo$o6bobobobo$b2o2bobobo$2o3bobo$12bo$5b4obobo$
4bo7bobo2bo$4bo7bobo$4b3o7bob2o$6bo$6b2o!
Next pattern:

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x = 13, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
2bo$bobo$o2bobo2b3o$bo2bo2bo2bo$o5b2o2bo$11b2o!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Oops, wrong pattern. LOL that was trick question
Sorry, THIS is the next pattern:

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x = 13, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
2bo$bobo$o2bo4b3o$bo2bo2bo2bo$o5b2o2bo$11b2o!
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Re: Blockize (game)

Post by bibunsekibun » May 1st, 2021, 5:23 am

1G

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x = 21, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
10bo$9bobo$8bo2bo4b3o$9bo2bo2bo2bo$8bo5b2o2bo$19b2o8$3o$2bo$bo!
Next Pattern:

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x = 13, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
8bob3o$7b2o3bo$o4b2o5bo$obobobo3bobo$4bo5b2o$4bob3o$3o2bo3bo$b3obo$bo$
bobo$3b2o$3b3o!
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Re: Blockize (game)

Post by ColorfulGabrielsp138 » May 1st, 2021, 5:29 am

bibunsekibun wrote:
May 1st, 2021, 5:23 am
1G

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x = 21, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
10bo$9bobo$8bo2bo4b3o$9bo2bo2bo2bo$8bo5b2o2bo$19b2o8$3o$2bo$bo!
Next Pattern:

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x = 13, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
8bob3o$7b2o3bo$o4b2o5bo$obobobo3bobo$4bo5b2o$4bob3o$3o2bo3bo$b3obo$bo$
bobo$3b2o$3b3o!
Needs reduction

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x = 38, y = 36, rule = TripleB3S23
8.F.3F$7.2F3.F$F4.2F5.F$F.F.F.F3.F.F$4.F5.2F$4.F.3F$3F2.F3.F$.3F.F$.F
$.F.F$3.2F$3.3F9$12.3B$12.B$13.B11$22.3B10.3B$22.B12.B$23.B12.B!

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x = 21, y = 21, rule = LifeColorful
11.E$10.3E$10.E.2E$13.E4$2.2B$.2B$2B$.2B15.2D$19.2D$18.2D$17.2D4$7.C$
7.2C.C$8.3C$9.C!
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Re: Blockize (game)

Post by BokaBB » May 1st, 2021, 6:10 am

ColorfulGabrielsp138 wrote:
May 1st, 2021, 5:29 am
bibunsekibun wrote:
May 1st, 2021, 5:23 am
1G

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x = 21, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
10bo$9bobo$8bo2bo4b3o$9bo2bo2bo2bo$8bo5b2o2bo$19b2o8$3o$2bo$bo!
Next Pattern:

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x = 13, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
8bob3o$7b2o3bo$o4b2o5bo$obobobo3bobo$4bo5b2o$4bob3o$3o2bo3bo$b3obo$bo$
bobo$3b2o$3b3o!
Needs reduction

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x = 38, y = 36, rule = TripleB3S23
8.F.3F$7.2F3.F$F4.2F5.F$F.F.F.F3.F.F$4.F5.2F$4.F.3F$3F2.F3.F$.3F.F$.F
$.F.F$3.2F$3.3F9$12.3B$12.B$13.B11$22.3B10.3B$22.B12.B$23.B12.B!
Hey, that does not count!
Please play Connect The Pre - Blocks!It is much more challenging than this one!
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