Let's build the most ridiculous pattern imaginable!

[KittyTac]

Rules:

• Pattern has to be stable or oscillate or grow predictably
  Pattern should be connected in at least one phase
  You may add at most one "piece" at a time

Piece means a recognized induction coil, still life component, or still life, or a single-piece oscillator.

That's it. I'll start.

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x = 2, y = 2, rule = B3/S23
2o$2o!

[googleplex]

I'll add coe's p8:

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x = 6, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$4b2o3$3bo$4b2o$4bo$4o$b2o$2o$2o$2o!

[KittyTac]

Another rule: before adding something, you must advance the pattern 1 generation.

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x = 6, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$4bo$5bo$4b2o2$4b2o$4b2o3$3b3o$2bo$b2o2bo$bobo3$2o$2o!

[googleplex]

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x = 8, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$2bo2b2o$4b2o$7bo$4b4o$4bo$5bo$4b2o2$4b2o$4b2o2$4bo$3b2o$b2o2bo$bo
bo$bo3$2o$2o!

[Gamedziner]

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x = 8, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$2bo2b2o$4b2o$7bo$4b4o$4bo$5bo$4b2o2$4b2o$4b2o2$4bo$3b2o$b2o2bo$bo
bo$bo3$2o$2o!

As I was messing around, I found this simple destruction of the p8:

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x = 8, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$2bo2b2o$4b2o$7bo$4b4o$4bo$5bo$4b2o2$4b2o$4b2o$4b2o$3b2o$2b4o$bo$
2o$2bo2$5b2o$2o2bobo$2o3bo!

[googleplex]

I'll add this:

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x = 11, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$7bo$2b2obobo$2b2ob2o2$2b2ob2o$3bobo2b2o$3o4b2o$o9bo$7b4o$7bo$8bo$
7b2o2$7b2o$7b2o!

[dvgrn]

I'll add this:

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x = 11, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$7bo$2b2obobo$2b2ob2o2$2b2ob2o$3bobo2b2o$3o4b2o$o9bo$7b4o$7bo$8bo$
7b2o2$7b2o$7b2o!

Was thinking an official ruling was needed on whether Gamedziner's contribution is according to the rules -- it does add a boat, so maybe it's okay. But then googleplex's addition runs the pattern by more than one tick before adding the next component, so maybe that's not legal.

I'll probably just confuse things more by doing this:

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x = 11, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$7bo$2b2obobo$2b2ob2o2$2b2ob2o$3bobo2b2o$3o4b2o$o9bo$7b4o$7bo$8bo$
7b2o2$7b2o$6bo2bo2$5bo$5bo2bo$3b2ob2o$3b3o$4bo2$8b2o$3b2o2b3o$3b2o2b2o!

This either adds back the lost p8 plus a heptomino spark, or adds two cells to the boat, depending on what actually happened on the last few turns. It has been advanced one tick as per the rules. It's not stable or an oscillator, but it will become an oscillator after a few more turns -- so it should count if Gamedziner's entry counts, I guess.

... Except maybe not, if the "connected in at least one phase" rule has to be applied to the spark. The spark is adjacent to a later phase of the p8 but never affects it, so it's maybe not even "connected" as strongly as the boat was.

On the other hand... "connected" has no Life Lexicon definition, but a definition is clearly implied by the definition of polyplet and one of the sections of the still life LifeWiki article.

However, by that standard definition of "connected", not a single one of the additions so far has been legal.

[KittyTac]

Connected also means "theoretically able to interact" IMO. So a row of dead cells between additions is OK.

[googleplex]

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x = 11, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$7bo$2b2obobo$2b2ob2o2$2b2ob2o$3bobo2b2o$3o4b2o$o9bo$7b4o$7bo$8bo$
7b2o2$7b2o$6bo2bo2$5bo$5bo2bo$3b2ob2o$3b3o$4bo2$8b2o$3b2o2b3o$3b2o2b3o!

[dvgrn]

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x = 11, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$7bo$2b2obobo$2b2ob2o2$2b2ob2o$3bobo2b2o$3o4b2o$o9bo$7b4o$7bo$8bo$
7b2o2$7b2o$6bo2bo2$5bo$5bo2bo$3b2ob2o$3b3o$4bo2$8b2o$3b2o2b3o$3b2o2b3o!

Hmm, but you didn't advance it by one tick.

Seems like at some point it would be good to get back to following the given rules, no? If a "piece" is a "recognized induction coil, still life component, or still life, or a single-piece oscillator", does a one-cell addition really count as a "piece"?

Also... adding that particular cell moves the pattern several ticks farther away from being an oscillator, and also produces a loaf that isn't really "connected" by most definitions.

[KittyTac]

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x = 11, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$7bo$2b2obobo$2b2ob2o2$2b2ob2o$3bobo2b2o$3o4b2o$o9bo$7b4o$7bo$8bo$
7b2o2$7b2o$6bo2bo2$5bo$5bo2bo$3b2ob2o$3b3o$4bo2$8b2o$3b2o2b3o$3b2o2b3o!

Hmm, but you didn't advance it by one tick.

Seems like at some point it would be good to get back to following the given rules, no? If a "piece" is a "recognized induction coil, still life component, or still life, or a single-piece oscillator", does a one-cell addition really count as a "piece"?

Also... adding that particular cell moves the pattern several ticks farther away from being an oscillator, and also produces a loaf that isn't really "connected" by most definitions.

It's one cell away, so I will count it as connected.

[Redstoneboi]

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x = 14, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
2o$o$bobo$10b2o$3bobo4bo$6bobobo$5b2ob2o2$5b2ob2o$6bobo2b2o$3b3o4b2o$
3bo9bo$10b4o$10bo$11bo$10b2o2$10b2o$10b2o3$8bobo$6bo2b2o$9bo$6b3o2$10b
obo$6b2o5bo$6b2o2bobo$11bo!

quadpole

[Redstoneboi]

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x = 29, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
10bo2bob2o$3b2o3b6obobo$2bo2bobo$2b2obobob3o5bobo5b2o$5bobobo2bo12bo$
5bobo4bo6bobobobo$2b2obo2b4o8b2ob2o$3bobo$3bo2b6o8b2ob2o$2obo8bo8bobo
2b2o$bo2b4o2bobo5b3o4b2o$bo5bo2b2o6bo9bo$2b3o20b4o$4bo20bo$26bo$25b2o
2$25b2o$25b2o3$25bo$23bobo$21bo2b2o$22b2o$22bo2$21b2o4b2o$21b2o3b2o$
26bo!

can i add this

[xanman12321]

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x = 32, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
13bo2bob2o$6b2o3b6obo$5bo2bobo8bobo$5b2obobob3o13b2o$8bobobo2bo5bobo4b
o$8bobo4bo8bobobo$5b2obo2b4o8b2ob2o$6bobo$6bo2b6o8b2ob2o$2ob2obo8bo8bo
bo2b2o$o3bo2b4o2bobo5b3o4b2o$b2obo5bo2b2o6bo9bo$2bo2b3o20b4o$2bo4bo20b
o$3b3o23bo$5bobo20b2o$6b2o$28b2o$28b2o3$27bo$28b2o$28bo$24b4o$25b2o$
24b2o$24b2o3b3o$24b2o3bobo$29b2o!

see if you can spot my addition

[77topaz]

see if you can spot my addition

You added another set of tails plus preblocks on the upper left hand side.

[83bismuth38]

you never said that i could not make it 4x a big:

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x = 85, y = 97, rule = B3/S23
4bo3b2o65b2o3bo$3bobobo2bo63bo2bobobo$2bo2bobo2bo63bo2bobo2bo$3b3ob3o
65b3ob3o2$3b3ob3o65b3ob3o$2bo2bobo2bo2b2o55b2o2bo2bobo2bo$bobobobobo2b
o2bo53bo2bo2bobobobobo$3obo3bo67bo3bob3o$3o8bo61bo8b3o$11bo2bo55bo2bo$
9b2ob2o57b2ob2o$9b3o61b3o$10bo63bo3$9b2o63b2o$9b2o63b2o$31b2o19b2o$9b
2o20bobo17bobo20b2o$9bo23b3o13b3o23bo$10bo20bo4bo11bo4bo20bo$7b4o20b3o
2bo11bo2b3o20b4o$7bo9bo6b2o2bo5bob2o9b2obo5bo2b2o6bo9bo$9b2o4b3o5bobo
2b4o2bo3bo7bo3bo2b4o2bobo5b3o4b2o$8b2o2bobo8bo8bob2ob2o7b2ob2obo8bo8bo
bo2b2o$11b2ob2o8b6o2bo19bo2b6o8b2ob2o$30bobo19bobo$11b2ob2o8b4o2bob2o
17b2obo2b4o8b2ob2o$10bobobobo6bo4bobo23bobo4bo6bobobobo$10bo12bo2bobob
o23bobobo2bo12bo$9b2o5bobo5b3obobob2o4b2o5b2o4b2obobob3o5bobo5b2o$28bo
bo2bo2bo2bo5bo2bo2bo2bobo$18bobob6o3b2o3b3o7b3o3b2o3b6obobo$19b2obo2bo
33bo2bob2o$31b2o3b3o7b3o3b2o$30bo2bobo2bo7bo2bobo2bo$30bo2bobo2bob2ob
2obo2bobo2bo$31b3ob4ob2ob2ob4ob3o2$29b8ob4ob4ob8o$29bo6bobo2bobo2bobo
6bo$26b2obob4obobo2bobo2bobob4obob2o$26bo2bobo2bobobob2ob2obobobo2bobo
2bo$27bobobo2bobobo7bobobo2bobobo$26b2obob4obobo7bobob4obob2o$29bo6bob
ob2ob2obobo6bo$29b8ob2obobob2ob8o2$29b8ob2obobob2ob8o$29bo6bobob2ob2ob
obo6bo$26b2obob4obobo7bobob4obob2o$27bobobo2bobobo7bobobo2bobobo$26bo
2bobo2bobobob2ob2obobobo2bobo2bo$26b2obob4obobo2bobo2bobob4obob2o$29bo
6bobo2bobo2bobo6bo$29b8ob4ob4ob8o2$31b3ob4ob2ob2ob4ob3o$30bo2bobo2bob
2ob2obo2bobo2bo$30bo2bobo2bo7bo2bobo2bo$31b2o3b3o7b3o3b2o$19b2obo2bo
33bo2bob2o$18bobob6o3b2o3b3o7b3o3b2o3b6obobo$28bobo2bo2bo2bo5bo2bo2bo
2bobo$9b2o5bobo5b3obobob2o4b2o5b2o4b2obobob3o5bobo5b2o$10bo12bo2bobobo
23bobobo2bo12bo$10bobobobo6bo4bobo23bobo4bo6bobobobo$11b2ob2o8b4o2bob
2o17b2obo2b4o8b2ob2o$30bobo19bobo$11b2ob2o8b6o2bo19bo2b6o8b2ob2o$8b2o
2bobo8bo8bob2ob2o7b2ob2obo8bo8bobo2b2o$9b2o4b3o5bobo2b4o2bo3bo7bo3bo2b
4o2bobo5b3o4b2o$7bo9bo6b2o2bo5bob2o9b2obo5bo2b2o6bo9bo$7b4o20b3o2bo11b
o2b3o20b4o$10bo20bo4bo11bo4bo20bo$9bo23b3o13b3o23bo$9b2o20bobo17bobo
20b2o$31b2o19b2o$9b2o63b2o$9b2o63b2o3$10bo63bo$9b3o61b3o$9b2ob2o57b2ob
2o$11bo2bo55bo2bo$3o8bo61bo8b3o$3obo3bo67bo3bob3o$bobobobobo2bo2bo53bo
2bo2bobobobobo$2bo2bobo2bo2b2o55b2o2bo2bobo2bo$3b3ob3o65b3ob3o2$3b3ob
3o65b3ob3o$2bo2bobo2bo63bo2bobo2bo$3bobobo2bo63bo2bobobo$4bo3b2o65b2o
3bo!

[Gamedziner]

you never said that i could not make it 4x a big:

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x = 85, y = 97, rule = B3/S23
4bo3b2o65b2o3bo$3bobobo2bo63bo2bobobo$2bo2bobo2bo63bo2bobo2bo$3b3ob3o
65b3ob3o2$3b3ob3o65b3ob3o$2bo2bobo2bo2b2o55b2o2bo2bobo2bo$bobobobobo2b
o2bo53bo2bo2bobobobobo$3obo3bo67bo3bob3o$3o8bo61bo8b3o$11bo2bo55bo2bo$
9b2ob2o57b2ob2o$9b3o61b3o$10bo63bo3$9b2o63b2o$9b2o63b2o$31b2o19b2o$9b
2o20bobo17bobo20b2o$9bo23b3o13b3o23bo$10bo20bo4bo11bo4bo20bo$7b4o20b3o
2bo11bo2b3o20b4o$7bo9bo6b2o2bo5bob2o9b2obo5bo2b2o6bo9bo$9b2o4b3o5bobo
2b4o2bo3bo7bo3bo2b4o2bobo5b3o4b2o$8b2o2bobo8bo8bob2ob2o7b2ob2obo8bo8bo
bo2b2o$11b2ob2o8b6o2bo19bo2b6o8b2ob2o$30bobo19bobo$11b2ob2o8b4o2bob2o
17b2obo2b4o8b2ob2o$10bobobobo6bo4bobo23bobo4bo6bobobobo$10bo12bo2bobob
o23bobobo2bo12bo$9b2o5bobo5b3obobob2o4b2o5b2o4b2obobob3o5bobo5b2o$28bo
bo2bo2bo2bo5bo2bo2bo2bobo$18bobob6o3b2o3b3o7b3o3b2o3b6obobo$19b2obo2bo
33bo2bob2o$31b2o3b3o7b3o3b2o$30bo2bobo2bo7bo2bobo2bo$30bo2bobo2bob2ob
2obo2bobo2bo$31b3ob4ob2ob2ob4ob3o2$29b8ob4ob4ob8o$29bo6bobo2bobo2bobo
6bo$26b2obob4obobo2bobo2bobob4obob2o$26bo2bobo2bobobob2ob2obobobo2bobo
2bo$27bobobo2bobobo7bobobo2bobobo$26b2obob4obobo7bobob4obob2o$29bo6bob
ob2ob2obobo6bo$29b8ob2obobob2ob8o2$29b8ob2obobob2ob8o$29bo6bobob2ob2ob
obo6bo$26b2obob4obobo7bobob4obob2o$27bobobo2bobobo7bobobo2bobobo$26bo
2bobo2bobobob2ob2obobobo2bobo2bo$26b2obob4obobo2bobo2bobob4obob2o$29bo
6bobo2bobo2bobo6bo$29b8ob4ob4ob8o2$31b3ob4ob2ob2ob4ob3o$30bo2bobo2bob
2ob2obo2bobo2bo$30bo2bobo2bo7bo2bobo2bo$31b2o3b3o7b3o3b2o$19b2obo2bo
33bo2bob2o$18bobob6o3b2o3b3o7b3o3b2o3b6obobo$28bobo2bo2bo2bo5bo2bo2bo
2bobo$9b2o5bobo5b3obobob2o4b2o5b2o4b2obobob3o5bobo5b2o$10bo12bo2bobobo
23bobobo2bo12bo$10bobobobo6bo4bobo23bobo4bo6bobobobo$11b2ob2o8b4o2bob
2o17b2obo2b4o8b2ob2o$30bobo19bobo$11b2ob2o8b6o2bo19bo2b6o8b2ob2o$8b2o
2bobo8bo8bob2ob2o7b2ob2obo8bo8bobo2b2o$9b2o4b3o5bobo2b4o2bo3bo7bo3bo2b
4o2bobo5b3o4b2o$7bo9bo6b2o2bo5bob2o9b2obo5bo2b2o6bo9bo$7b4o20b3o2bo11b
o2b3o20b4o$10bo20bo4bo11bo4bo20bo$9bo23b3o13b3o23bo$9b2o20bobo17bobo
20b2o$31b2o19b2o$9b2o63b2o$9b2o63b2o3$10bo63bo$9b3o61b3o$9b2ob2o57b2ob
2o$11bo2bo55bo2bo$3o8bo61bo8b3o$3obo3bo67bo3bob3o$bobobobobo2bo2bo53bo
2bo2bobobobobo$2bo2bobo2bo2b2o55b2o2bo2bobo2bo$3b3ob3o65b3ob3o2$3b3ob
3o65b3ob3o$2bo2bobo2bo63bo2bobo2bo$3bobobo2bo63bo2bobobo$4bo3b2o65b2o
3bo!

That's not a recognized piece.