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A Blockic constellation is a [[constellation]] consisting entirely of [[block]]s. Blocks can be arranged in a way that can be [[One-glider seed|triggered by a single glider]] to produce any [[Glider synthesis|glider-constructible]] pattern.<ref>{{citeCGoLMC|section=5.7.3|page=140-143}}</ref> | A Blockic constellation is a [[constellation]] consisting entirely of [[block]]s. Blocks can be arranged in a way that can be [[One-glider seed|triggered by a single glider]] to produce any [[Glider synthesis|glider-constructible]] pattern.<ref>{{citeCGoLMC|section=5.7.3|page=140-143}}</ref> | ||
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This concept and the related terminology are currently discussed in forum thread https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=6223 "Blockish and Blockic or blockish and blockic?" |
- For alien rules where a pattern made up of 2 × 2 blocks will forever be made up of 2 × 2 blocks, see 2×2 block rule.
A Blockic constellation is a constellation consisting entirely of blocks. Blocks can be arranged in a way that can be triggered by a single glider to produce any glider-constructible pattern.[1]
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See also
- Block fuse
- Blockic constellations (category)
- Life/Syntheses/blockish-and-blockic-seeds.rle from Golly's built-in pattern collection
References
- ↑ Nathaniel Johnston, Dave Greene. Conway's Game of Life: Mathematics and Construction (2022), 5.7.3, pp. 140-143.
- ↑ knightlife (May 12, 2013). Re: Blockic splitters (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
- ↑ "fuse". The Life Lexicon. Stephen Silver.
External links
- Blockic at the Life Lexicon
- Blockic splitters (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
- Blockic Seeds (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums