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The main rule of the game is to make the longest-lasting methuselah by using a "broken" still life.

You can use as many still lifes you like, but you can only break one still life.

To break a still life, either:
A. Add a cell inside or within the vicinity to perturb a still life
B. Delete a cell inside the still life

Make sure there are only still lifes! No oscillators or other evolving patterns except for the broken still life.

You will earn points for your methuselahs!

The equation for the amount of points awarded is
"ceil( 100 * generations lasted / ( original bounding box area * original population ))"


Bonus points awarded for some rare strict still lives that are found within the ash include:

Mango/Carrier----------------------------------------------------20 pts.
Fishhook/Integral-----------------------------------------------30 pts.
Induction coil SL-------------------------------------------------50 pts.
Still life w/tail connection-----------------------------------60 pts.
Paperclip----------------------------------------------------------125 pts.
SL with n cells (9<n<=14)-----------------------------------75 pts.
Long^n diagonal wick still life---------------------75(n+1)pts.
SL with n cells (n>14)--------------------------------100(n+1)pts.





To start the game, here's the broken spiral.

Score: ceil(100*5878/(49*16))=ceil(587800/784)=750
Bonus: 20 (there is one mango)
Total: 770 points

Score: 206
Bonus(1 mango): 20
Total: 226

Score:28:

Broken Down snake on table: Lifespan: 4041
Cells: 11
Bounding box area: 4x7=28
Rare still life: Long barge (75x2=150 points)
Total: ceil(404100/11/28)+150=1463 points.