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Key of Life Contest 2023!

Post by lk050807 » July 11th, 2023, 9:28 am

(Idea by guyvdb(memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=3170),see also:here.).
The goal is to make key-like structures(i.e.:

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O.O.O.......O
O....O.O.O.O
O.O.O
) and the deadline is 2023/9/11 and then you vote for the top three keys.
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Re: Key of Life Contest 2023!

Post by hotdogPi » July 11th, 2023, 9:53 am

The well-known "hexagonal key":

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x = 14, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
11bobo$11b2o$12bo11$2b2o$2bo$4bo$4obo$o2bobo$4bo!
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100,02S,06,08,10,12,14G,16,17G,20,26G,28,38,44,47,48,54,56,72,74,80,92,96S
217,300,486,576

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Re: Key of Life Contest 2023!

Post by SaintSoren » August 30th, 2023, 4:12 pm

14x7 key unlocks 5,800+ gens

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x = 14, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$2bobo$2o3b8o$o12bo$bo3b3ob2obo$2bobo2b2o2bo$2b2o!

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Re: Key of Life Contest 2023!

Post by HerscheltheHerschel » December 14th, 2023, 12:26 pm

My two horrible attempts at sparkeys:

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x = 18, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
15bo$4bo8bo3bo$2bo3bo8bo$4bo8bo3bo$bobobobo7bo$4bo$2bo3bo7bobo$4bo$15b
o$4bo$3bobo6bobobo2$4bo6bobobo2$obobo9bo$6bo$4bo6bobobo$6bo$obobo5bobo
bo!
Pentadecathkey produces 2 off-phase beacons:

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x = 5, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
b4o$bo$b4o$bo$bo$obo$bo$bo$bo$bo$obo$bo$bo!
My horrible attempt at an oscillokey:

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x = 11, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
2ob2o$bob2o$bo$2ob2o$bob2o$bo$2o$o$b3o$4bo$3bo2bo$4b3o2$4b3o$2obo3bob
2o$bobo3bobo$o2bo3bo2bo$2o2b3o2b2o2$3bob2o$3b2obo!
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Re: Key of Life Contest 2023!

Post by b-engine » December 15th, 2023, 2:46 am

B-heptominoes printing a key then unlocks 5987M and a fishhook:

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x = 764, y = 1800, rule = B3/S23
728b4o$728bo3bo$728bo$729bo3$731bo$730bo$730bo$730b2o$732bo4$728b4o$728b
o3bo$728bo$729bo6$733b4o$733bo3bo$733bo$734bo3$736bo$735bo$735bo$735b
2o$737bo4$733b4o$733bo3bo$733bo$734bo295$375b3o11b3o4b3o11b3o$375bo2b
o10bo2bo3bo2bo10bo2bo$375bo6b3o4bo6bo6b3o4bo$375bo5bo2bo4bo6bo5bo2bo4b
o$376bo8bo4bo6bo8bo4bo165$729b4o$729bo3bo$729bo$730bo3$732bo$731bo$731b
o$731b2o$733bo4$729b4o$729bo3bo$729bo$730bo6$734b4o$734bo3bo$734bo$735b
o3$737bo$736bo$736bo$736b2o$738bo4$734b4o$734bo3bo$734bo$735bo155$343b
3o11b3o4b3o11b3o$343bo2bo10bo2bo3bo2bo10bo2bo$343bo6b3o4bo6bo6b3o4bo$
343bo5bo2bo4bo6bo5bo2bo4bo$344bo8bo4bo6bo8bo4bo480$6b4o$5bo3bo$9bo$8b
o3$6bo367b3o11b3o4b3o11b3o$7bo366bo2bo10bo2bo3bo2bo10bo2bo$7bo366bo6b
3o4bo6bo6b3o4bo$6b2o366bo5bo2bo4bo6bo5bo2bo4bo$5bo369bo8bo4bo6bo8bo4b
o4$6b4o$5bo3bo$9bo$8bo2$739b4o$739bo3bo$739bo$740bo$b4o$o3bo$4bo737bo
$3bo737bo$741bo$741b2o$bo741bo$2bo$2bo$b2o$o738b4o$739bo3bo$739bo$740b
o$b4o$o3bo$4bo$3bo2$744b4o$744bo3bo$744bo$745bo3$747bo$746bo$746bo$746b
2o$748bo4$744b4o$744bo3bo$744bo$745bo492$725b3o11b3o4b3o11b3o$725bo2b
o10bo2bo3bo2bo10bo2bo$725bo6b3o4bo6bo6b3o4bo$725bo5bo2bo4bo6bo5bo2bo4b
o$726bo8bo4bo6bo8bo4bo21$740b4o$740bo3bo$740bo$741bo3$743bo$742bo$742b
o$742b2o$744bo4$740b4o$740bo3bo$740bo$27b3o11b3o4b3o11b3o676bo$27bo2b
o10bo2bo3bo2bo10bo2bo$27bo6b3o4bo6bo6b3o4bo$27bo5bo2bo4bo6bo5bo2bo4bo
$28bo8bo4bo6bo8bo4bo2$745b4o$745bo3bo$745bo$746bo3$748bo$747bo$747bo$
747b2o$749bo4$745b4o$745bo3bo$745bo$746bo!
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Re: Key of Life Contest 2023!

Post by confocaloid » December 15th, 2023, 5:00 pm

Snarkey

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x = 263, y = 254, rule = B3/S23
163b2o$162bobo19b2o$156b2o4bo20bobo$154bo2bo2b2ob4o10b2o4bo$154b2obob
obobo2bo8bo2bo2b2ob4o$157bobobobo11b2obobobobo2bo$157bobob2o15bobobob
o$158bo19bobob2o$179bo$171b2o$162b2o7bo20b2o$162b2o5bobo11b2o7bo$169b
2o12b2o5bobo$190b2o6$159b2o$160bo19b2o$157b3o21bo$157bo20b3o$178bo20$
203b2o$203bo$205bo$185b2o14b5o$186bo13bo$122bo63bobo12b3o$120b2o65b2o
15bo$121b2o78b4o$196b2o3bo3b2o$103bo21bo70b2o4b3o2bo$103b3o19b3o76bob
2o$106bo21bo75bo$105b2o20b2o74b2o3$97b2o20b2o74b2o23bo$97bo21bo75bo22b
3o$94b2obo18b2obo76b3o18bo$94bo2b3o4b2o10bo2b3o4b2o70bo18b2o$95b2o3bo
3b2o11b2o3bo3b2o$97b4o18b4o75bo$97bo15b2o4bo15b2o59b3o$98b3o12bobo4b3o
12bobo57bo$101bo13bo7bo13bo57b2o$96b5o14b2ob5o14b2o$96bo19bobo$98bo17b
obo2b2o39bo$97b2o18bo3b2o39b3o$165bo$164b2o2$168b2o$168b2o2$161b2o$161b
2o95b2o$198bo48b2o9bo$198b2o47bobo10bo$197bobo40b2o5bo8b5o$164b2o75bo
13bo$165bo75bobo12b3o$162b3o77b2o15bo$162bo93b2obo$251b2o3bo3b2o$251b
o5b3o2bo$259bob2o$259bo$258b2o3$127b2o121b2o$126bobo69b2obo48bo$120b2o
4bo71b2ob3o47b3o$118bo2bo2b2ob4o73bo48bo$118b2obobobobo2bo67b2ob3o$121b
obobobo71bobo$121bobob2o72bobo$122bo77bo2$135b2o$126b2o7bo47b2o$126b2o
5bobo46bo2bo$133b2o48b2o3$104bo30bo63b2o$104b3o28b3o33bobo25b2o$107bo
30bo33b2o$106b2o29b2o33bo$123b2o$124bo$98b2o21b3o$98bo22bo$95b2obo$95b
o2b3o4b2o$96b2o3bo3b2o40b2o$98b4o38b2o5bobo49bo$98bo15b2o24b2o7bo47b3o
$99b3o12bobo32b2o45bo$102bo13bo6bo70bo2bo$97b5o14b2o3b3o12bo57b4o$97b
o22bo14bobob2o$99bo20b2o13bobobobo42b2o8b2o$94b2o2b2o32b2obobobobo2bo
39b2o9bo$93bobo36bo2bo2b2ob4o33b2o15bob2o$87b2o4bo34b2o4b2o4bo38bo7b2o
3b2obo2bo$85bo2bo2b2ob4o31bo10bobo33b3o7bo2bo3bob2o$85b2obobobobo2bo31b
ob2o8b2o33bo8bob2o3bo$88bobobobo26b2o4b3o2bo52bo5bo$88bobob2o27b2o3bo
3b2o54b6obo$89bo36b4o58bo3bobo$112b2o15bo61bo2bo$102b2o7bobo12b3o63b2o
$102bo8bo13bo63bo$100bobo7b2o14b5o56b3o$100b2o28bo55bo$92b3o33bo57b2o
$128b2o$71bo19bo2bo7bo$71b3o18b2o8b3o$74bo30bo$73b2o29b2o$90b2o$91bo84b
2o$65b2o21b3o84bobo5b2o$65bo22bo86bo7b2o$62b2obo108b2o$62bo2b3o4b2o$63b
2o3bo3b2o40b2o72bo$65b4o38b2o5bobo67b2obobo$65bo15b2o24b2o7bo66bobobo
bo$66b3o12bobo32b2o62bo2bobobobob2o$69bo13bo6bo89b4ob2o2bo2bo$64b5o14b
2o3b3o12bo80bo4b2o$64bo22bo14bobob2o74bobo$66bo20b2o13bobobobo73b2o$61b
2o2b2o32b2obobobobo2bo$60bobo36bo2bo2b2ob4o$54b2o4bo34b2o4b2o4bo$52bo
2bo2b2ob4o31bo10bobo$52b2obobobobo2bo31bob2o8b2o$55bobobobo26b2o4b3o2b
o$55bobob2o27b2o3bo3b2o$56bo36b4o$79b2o15bo$69b2o7bobo12b3o$60b2o7bo8b
o13bo$60b2o5bobo7b2o14b5o$67b2o28bo$95bo$95b2o$38bo30bo$38b3o28b3o$41b
o30bo$40b2o29b2o$57b2o$58bo$32b2o21b3o$32bo22bo$29b2obo$29bo2b3o4b2o$
30b2o3bo3b2o40b2o$32b4o38b2o5bobo$32bo15b2o24b2o7bo$33b3o12bobo32b2o$
36bo13bo6bo$31b5o14b2o3b3o12bo$31bo22bo14bobob2o$33bo20b2o13bobobobo$
28b2o2b2o32b2obobobobo2bo$27bobo36bo2bo2b2ob4o$21b2o4bo34b2o4b2o4bo$19b
o2bo2b2ob4o31bo10bobo$19b2obobobobo2bo31bob2o8b2o$22bobobobo26b2o4b3o
2bo$22bobob2o27b2o3bo3b2o$23bo36b4o$46b2o15bo$36b2o7bobo12b3o$27b2o7b
o8bo13bo$9bo17b2o5bobo7b2o14b5o$9b3o22b2o28bo$12bo49bo$11b2o49b2o$36b
o$36b3o$3b2o34bo$3bo34b2o$2obo20b2o$o2b3o4b2o13bo$b2o3bo3b2o10b3o$3b4o
15bo$3bo15b2obo$4b3o12bobob2o$7bo13bo2bo23b2o$2b5o14b2o18b2o5bobo$2bo
38b2o7bo$4bo45b2o$3b2o$37bo$36bobob2o$36bobobobo$33b2obobobobo2bo$33b
o2bo2b2ob4o$35b2o4bo$41bobo$42b2o2$39bo$37b3o$36bo$36b2o2$33bo$31bobo
$32b2o3$26b2o$25bobo5b2o$25bo7b2o$24b2o2$38bo$34b2obobo$33bobobobo$30b
o2bobobobob2o$30b4ob2o2bo2bo$34bo4b2o$32bobo$32b2o!
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