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Catalyses (Game)

Post by pzq_alex » June 5th, 2021, 4:17 pm

Each round, the poster posts an active region, like this one:

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x = 5, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
3bo$o2b2o$b2o$2bo!
The active region must be inside a 8x8 bounding box. (Edit: I’ve loosened this constraint to make the game more playable, )
Then someone places catalysts around the active region, to 1. eat the active region or 2. turn the active region into a 'standard' methuselah, plus some optional gliders. Like this:

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x = 14, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
2o$bo$bobo$2b2o2b2o$6b2o2$12b2o$7bo4b2o$4bo2b2o$5b2o$6bo$2b2o$bobo$bo$
2o!
Then (s)he becomes the new poster, and the process continues.

To begin:

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x = 8, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
b2o3b2o$o6bo$o3bobo$b4o!
Last edited by pzq_alex on May 28th, 2022, 1:20 am, edited 1 time in total.
\sum_{n=1}^\infty H_n/n^2 = \zeta(3)

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Re: Catalyses (Game)

Post by Entity Valkyrie 2 » June 5th, 2021, 6:59 pm

Two B converters:

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x = 39, y = 14, rule = 12ColorMarkedLife
36.B$6.2C3.2C17.2C3.2CB$5.C6.C16.C6.C2B$5.C3.C.C17.C3.C.C2B$6.4C7.2B
11.4C$16.2B$2.2O13.2B9.2O$3.O14.B10.O4.2O$3O23.3O5.2O$O25.O3$15.2O$
15.2O!
Next region:

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x = 6, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
3bo$bo3bo$o4bo$o3bo$2b2o$4bo$4b2o$3bo!
There is a trivial glider converter, see if anyone can spot it.
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Re: Catalyses (Game)

Post by cgoler2 » June 5th, 2021, 8:48 pm

Eater:

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4bo$3bo3bo$2bo4bo$4b2o$6bo$2o4b2o$2o3bo3$6b2o$6b2o!
Next active region:

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4b2o$2o2bo$o3bob2o$b4o3bo$7bo$5b2o!

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Re: Catalyses (Game)

Post by MathAndCode » June 5th, 2021, 9:51 pm

cgoler2 wrote:
June 5th, 2021, 8:48 pm
Next active region:

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4b2o$2o2bo$o3bob2o$b4o3bo$7bo$5b2o!
I turned it into a blonk-tie.

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x = 13, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
6b2o$6b2o4$8b2o$4b2o2bo$4bo3bob2o$5b4o3bo$11bo$9b2o3$2b2o$3bo$3o$o!
This shall be the next region:

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
2o$o$2b2o$3o!
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Re: Catalyses (Game)

Post by bubblegum » June 6th, 2021, 1:07 am

MathAndCode wrote:
June 5th, 2021, 9:51 pm
This shall be the next region:

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
2o$o$2b2o$3o!
R:

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x = 16, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
14b2o$14bo$12bobo$12b2o10$2o$o$2b2o$3o!
Next region:

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x = 7, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
3b2obo$2b2o2bo$b2o$bo2b2o$2ob2o$o5bo!
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Re: Catalyses (Game)

Post by EvinZL » June 6th, 2021, 1:50 pm

Honeyfarm

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x = 12, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
8b2obo$7b2o2bo$6b2o$6bo2b2o$5b2ob2o$5bo5bo$2b2o$bobo$bo$2o!
Next

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x = 8, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
6bo$3o2b3o$bo3bobo!

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Re: Catalyses (Game)

Post by MathAndCode » June 6th, 2021, 2:28 pm

EvinZL wrote:
June 6th, 2021, 1:50 pm
Next

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x = 8, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
6bo$3o2b3o$bo3bobo!
I turned it into a Herschel.

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x = 14, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
12b2o$12bo$10bobo$10b2o2$6bo$3o2b3o$bo3bobo!
This shall be the next region:

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x = 6, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
3o$3bobo$3bo!
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Re: Catalyses (Game)

Post by EvinZL » June 6th, 2021, 3:00 pm

eater

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x = 18, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
12b3o$15bobo$15bo13$2b2o$3bo$3o$o!
next

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x = 8, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
5bo$4bobo$3bo3bo$2obo3bo$2obo3bo$4bobo$5bo!

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Re: Catalyses (Game)

Post by cvojan » June 6th, 2021, 5:00 pm

HF:

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x = 12, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
7b3o$o$3o$3bo5bo$2b2o4bobo$7bo3bo$4b2obo3bo$4b2obo3bo$8bobo$9bo!

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x = 6, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
obo$4o$3b2o$4bo$3b3o!

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Re: Catalyses (Game)

Post by MathAndCode » June 6th, 2021, 7:35 pm

cvojan wrote:
June 6th, 2021, 5:00 pm

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x = 6, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
obo$4o$3b2o$4bo$3b3o!
I turned it into a wing.

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x = 10, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
4bobo$4b4o$2o5b2o$2o6bo$7b3o6$6b2o$5bobo$3b3obobo$2bo5b2o$2b2o!
This shall be the next region:

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x = 5, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
bo$bob2o$o3bo$4bo!
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Re: Catalyses (Game)

Post by pzq_alex » June 7th, 2021, 2:13 am

Eater:

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x = 10, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
8b2o$8bo$6bobo$bo4b2o$bob2o$o3bo$4bo!
The next one is

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x = 8, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
bobo3bo$o2bo3bo$3o2b3o$5bo$5bo!
\sum_{n=1}^\infty H_n/n^2 = \zeta(3)

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Re: Catalyses (Game)

Post by cgoler2 » June 7th, 2021, 7:28 am

Converter to generation 3 of the two-glider octomino:

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12b2o$12bo$10bobo$10b2o$bobo3bo$o2bo3bo$3o2b3o$5bo$5bo!
Next active region:

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bo$obo$3o3bo$obo3b2o!

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Re: Catalyses (Game)

Post by Entity Valkyrie 2 » June 7th, 2021, 7:42 am

Entity Valkyrie 2 wrote:
June 5th, 2021, 6:59 pm

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x = 6, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
3bo$bo3bo$o4bo$o3bo$2b2o$4bo$4b2o$3bo!
There is a trivial glider converter, see if anyone can spot it.
Seriously? Did nobody see this?

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x = 11, y = 8, rule = LifeHistory
3.A$.A3.A$A4.A$A3.A2.2C$2.2A3.C.C$4.A4.C$4.2A3.2C$3.A!
cgoler2 wrote:
June 7th, 2021, 7:28 am
Next active region:

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bo$obo$3o3bo$obo3b2o!
Pi:

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x = 12, y = 11, rule = LifeHistory
C$3C$3.C$2.2C3$5.C$4.C.C$4.3C2.DCD$4.C.C2.D2C$9.3D!
Next region:

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x = 6, y = 5, rule = LifeHistory
5.C$2.2C$.2C.C$C2.2C$3.C!
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Re: Catalyses (Game)

Post by EvinZL » June 7th, 2021, 1:33 pm

wing

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x = 10, y = 10, rule = LifeHistory
5.C$2.2C$.2C.C$C2.2C$3.C$6.2A$6.A.A$8.A$8.2A!
next

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x = 8, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
3A3.2A$A.A3.2A$A.A!

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Re: Catalyses (Game)

Post by MathAndCode » June 7th, 2021, 3:15 pm

EvinZL wrote:
June 7th, 2021, 1:33 pm
next

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x = 8, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
3A3.2A$A.A3.2A$A.A!
Obviously, deleting the block results in a pi output.

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x = 16, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
11bo$10bobo$10bobo$9b2ob3o$15bo$9b2ob3o$9b2obo$3o3b2o$obo3b2o$obo!
However, that's trivial, so here's a B:

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x = 21, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
2o$obo$2bo$2b2o$20bo$2b2o14b3o$2bobo2b3o3b2o2bo$3bo3bobo3b2o3bo$3o4bobo7b2o$o!
This shall be the next region:

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x = 7, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
6bo$obo$o3b2o$4bo!
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Re: Catalyses (Game)

Post by EvinZL » June 7th, 2021, 4:37 pm

pi

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x = 7, y = 8, rule = Life
6bo$obo$o3b2o$4bo3$3b2o$3b2o!
next

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x = 10, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
10o2$2b6o$2b6o!

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Re: Catalyses (Game)

Post by MathAndCode » June 7th, 2021, 6:13 pm

EvinZL wrote:
June 7th, 2021, 4:37 pm
next

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x = 10, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
10o2$2b6o$2b6o!
Here's a way to eat it:

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x = 10, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$4b2o4$10o2$2b6o$2b6o!
This shall be the next region:

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x = 7, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
6bo2$o3b2o$b3o!
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Re: Catalyses (Game)

Post by Entity Valkyrie 2 » June 7th, 2021, 7:09 pm

MathAndCode wrote:
June 7th, 2021, 6:13 pm
This shall be the next region:

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x = 7, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
6bo2$o3b2o$b3o!
LOM:

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x = 9, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
6bo2$o3b2o$b3o3bo$6bobo$7b2o!
Next:

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x = 8, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
2o2b4o$3o2b3o$obo2bo$o5bo$o3b3o$o2bobo$2bo3b2o$bo4bo!
Bx222 IS MY WORST ENEMY.

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Re: Catalyses (Game)

Post by MathAndCode » June 7th, 2021, 10:13 pm

Entity Valkyrie 2 wrote:
June 7th, 2021, 7:09 pm
Next:

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x = 8, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
2o2b4o$3o2b3o$obo2bo$o5bo$o3b3o$o2bobo$2bo3b2o$bo4bo!
I figured out how to turn it into a blonk-tie and a Herschel descendant.

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x = 17, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
2o2b4o$3o2b3o$obo2bo$o5bo4b2ob2o$o3b3o5bobo$o2bobo4bo3bo$2bo3b2o2b4ob
2o$bo4bo6bobo$12bo2bo$13b2o!
This shall be the next region:

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x = 6, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
3obo$3bobo$4bo!
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Re: Catalyses (Game)

Post by Schiaparelliorbust » June 8th, 2021, 4:22 am

MathAndCode wrote:
June 7th, 2021, 10:13 pm
This shall be the next region:

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x = 6, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
3obo$3bobo$4bo!
Eater:

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x = 13, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
8$2b3obo$5bobo$6bo3b2o$10b2o!
Next region:

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x = 8, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
2$2bobo$4b2o$2bo3bo$2b2o!
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Re: Catalyses (Game)

Post by cgoler2 » June 8th, 2021, 8:31 am

Converted to generation 5 of the R-pentomino:

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4bobo$6b2o$4bo3bo$4b2o5$2b2o$3bo$3o$o!
Next region:

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bob2o$2o2bo$4bo$o2bo$3o!

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Re: Catalyses (Game)

Post by MathAndCode » June 8th, 2021, 11:04 am

cgoler2 wrote:
June 8th, 2021, 8:31 am
Next region:

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bob2o$2o2bo$4bo$o2bo$3o!
Here's a B output:

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x = 13, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
2o$bo$bobo$2b2o3bob2o$6b2o2bo$10bo$6bo2bo$6b3o2$9b2o$9bo$10b3o$12bo!
This shall be the next region:

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x = 5, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
obobo$o2bo$obo!
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Re: Catalyses (Game)

Post by wwei47 » June 10th, 2021, 4:54 pm

MathAndCode wrote:
June 8th, 2021, 11:04 am
This shall be the next region:

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x = 5, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
obobo$o2bo$obo!
Is there a catalyst that can do what this one fails to do?

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x = 21, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
13.2A$12.A.A$13.A3$15.2A.2A$11.2A.A.2A.A$12.A.A$7.2C2.A3.4A$7.2C3.2A.
A2.A$13.A4.A.A$13.A.A3.2A$A.A.A9.2A$A2.A$A.A!
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Re: Catalyses (Game)

Post by praosylen » June 10th, 2021, 5:10 pm

wwei47 wrote:
June 10th, 2021, 4:54 pm
Is there a catalyst that can do what this one fails to do?

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x = 21, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
13.2A$12.A.A$13.A3$15.2A.2A$11.2A.A.2A.A$12.A.A$7.2C2.A3.4A$7.2C3.2A.
A2.A$13.A4.A.A$13.A.A3.2A$A.A.A9.2A$A2.A$A.A!
[[ STOP 106 ]]
Here's something that almost works:

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x = 21, y = 19, rule = LifeHistory
14.2A$12.A2.A$10.5A$9.A$10.3A.3A$12.A.A2.A$13.A2.2AD3$15.2A$11.2A.A.3A
$12.A.A4.A$7.2C2.A3.4A.A$7.2C3.2A.A2.A.A$13.A5.A$13.A.A$A.A.A9.2A$A2.
A$A.A!
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Re: Catalyses (Game)

Post by wwei47 » June 10th, 2021, 9:55 pm

A for awesome wrote:
June 10th, 2021, 5:10 pm
Here's something that almost works:

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x = 21, y = 19, rule = LifeHistory
14.2A$12.A2.A$10.5A$9.A$10.3A.3A$12.A.A2.A$13.A2.2AD3$15.2A$11.2A.A.3A
$12.A.A4.A$7.2C2.A3.4A.A$7.2C3.2A.A2.A.A$13.A5.A$13.A.A$A.A.A9.2A$A2.
A$A.A!
I've been running dr on it for quite a while now. Also:

?????

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x = 14, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
3b2obo$3b2ob3o$9bo$3b6o2bo$3bo5b3o$5b4o$4b2o2bob4o$9b2o2bo3$9b2obo$5b
2obob2obo$b2o3bobo4bo$3bobo3b4o$3o3b2obo$2o5bo3b2o$7bobobo$8b2obobo$
12b2o!
EDIT: I made a mess.

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x = 22, y = 23, rule = B3/S23
12bo2bo$12b4o2$12b4o$11bo4bo$11bob2obo$4bo3b2obob2obob2obo$3bobo2bo2bo
4bobob2o$4bo5bo2b2obo$11b2obo2bo$2b5o9b2o$bo4bo3bob2o$bobo6b2obo2b2o$
2b2o13bo$16bo$9b2o5b2o$5b2obob3o$b2o3bobo4bo$3bobo3b4obo$3o3b2obo2bobo
$2o5bo5bo$7bobo$8b2o!
Edit 2: Slightly better mess.

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x = 20, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
5b2o$4bobo7bo$4bo8bobo$b2obo8bobo2bo$bobob2o5b2ob4o$3bobobob2o$3bo3b2o
b5ob2obo$4b3o7bobob2o$6bob2ob2obo$7bobob2o2bo$14b2o2$9b2o$5b2obob3o$b
2o3bobo4bo$3bobo3b4obo$3o3b2obo2bobo$2o5bo5bo$7bobo$8b2o!
Edit 3: Eater 2 abuse.

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x = 15, y = 24, rule = B3/S23
5b2o$5bo$2b2obo7b2o$2b2ob2o7bo$8b2ob3o$2b2ob3obobo$3bobo3bo$3bo2b3obo$
2b2o4bo2bo$o3b3o2bobo$3o4b3ob2o$3b4o$2bo3bob2ob2o$2b2o3bobob2o3$9b2o$
5b2obob3o$b2o3bobo4bo$3bobo3b4obo$3o3b2obo2bobo$2o5bo5bo$7bobo$8b2o!
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