Goban

Goban
x = 33, y = 32, rule = B3/S23 10b2o$10bobo$13bo2b2o$11b2obo2bo$10bobob2o$11bo$21b2o$21bo$6bo5b3o4bobo$5bobo3bo3bo3b2o4bo$5b2o3bo5bo7bobo$3b2o5bo5bo7bobo$2bo2b2o3bo5bo6b2ob3o$bobo2bo4bo3bo13bo$o2b2o7b3o8b2ob3o$2o21b2obo$6bob2o21b2o$4b3ob2o8b3o7b2o2bo$3bo13bo3bo4bo2bobo$4b3ob2o6bo5bo3b2o2bo$6bobo7bo5bo5b2o$6bobo7bo5bo3b2o$7bo4b2o3bo3bo3bobo$11bobo4b3o5bo$11bo$10b2o$21bo$17b2obobo$15bo2bob2o$15b2o2bo$20bobo$21b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ AUTOSTART ]] #C [[ HEIGHT 560 THUMBSIZE 3 ZOOM 15 GPS 8 LOOP 19 ]]
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Pattern type	Oscillator
Number of cells	134
Bounding box	33 × 32
Period	19 (mod: 19)
Heat	38.5
Volatility	0.68 | 0.68
Kinetic symmetry	Unspecified
Discovered by	iNoMed May13 Period1GliderGun
Year of discovery	2024
Rules Outer-totalistic rules B3/S23 – B38/S23 # of rules 21 = 2 Isotropic rules B3-ck/S23 – B34z5j6ack8/S234cet5j6ikn.
Pattern files Plaintext goban.cells RLE goban.rle
Identifiers apgcode xp19_y7o4ap30g8gzy4253032war0raa4z358ml2wg08s2y5ca23zw641xjg1y5ok0exc9jzy26221ggo0ogx21y1253056zy5122ege20oi6o652zyc6421

Goban is a period-19 oscillator, and is the second period-19 oscillator to be discovered, after Cribbage. It was found by Period1GliderGun on January 24, 2024, as a completion of a period-19 wick by May13, which was itself a stabilisation of a partial by iNoMed for which Period1GliderGun had previously found a period-38 stabilisation. On the same day, BlinkerSpawn reduced its stator by two cells, yielding its present minimum population of 134.

x = 34, y = 23, rule = B3/S23 4b2o13b2o$3bobo10bo2bobo$3b2o9b3o5bo2b2o$b2o10bo6b2obo2bo$obo10b2o4bobob2o$2o4b2o12bo$5bobo22b2o$5b2o23bo$10b3o8b3o4bobo$9bo3bo6bo3bo3b2o$8bo5bo4bo5bo$8bo5bo4bo5bo$8bo5bo4bo5bo$4b2o3bo3bo6bo3bo$3bobo4b3o8b3o$3bo23b2o$2b2o22bobo$13bo12b2o4b2o$9b2obobo4b2o10bobo$7bo2bob2o6bo10b2o$7b2o2bo5b3o9b2o$12bobo2bo10bobo$13b2o13b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ HEIGHT 360 WIDTH 600 THUMBSIZE 2 ZOOM 14 GPS 19 AUTOSTART ]]

The original p38 (click above to open LifeViewer)

Gallery

x = 34, y = 64, rule = B3/S23 10b2o$10bobo$13bo2b2o$11b2obo2bo$10bobob2o$11bo2bo$11bo2bo6b2o$15bo5bo $6bo4bo3bo2b2obo4bo$5bob2obo5bo3bo4bobo$2o3b2o6bo11bobo$o2b2o7bobo9b2o b3o$b2o2b4o4bo4bo11bo$3bo2bo2b2o5b2o6b2ob3o$3b2o6bo3bo3b3o2b2obo$11bo 3bo2bo3bo$6bob2o2b3o3bo3bo6b2o$4b3ob2o6b2o5b2o2bo2bo$3bo11bo4bo4b4o2b 2o$4b3ob2o9bobo7b2o2bo$6bobo11bo6b2o3b2o$6bobo4bo3bo5bob2obo$7bo4bob2o 2bo3bo4bo$12bo5bo$11b2o6bo2bo$19bo2bo$18b2obobo$16bo2bob2o$16b2o2bo$ 21bobo$22b2o2$10b2o$10bobo$13bo2b2o$11b2obo2bo$10bobob2o$11bo2bo$11bo 2bo6b2o$15bo5bo$6bo4bo3bo2b2obo$5bob2obo5bo3bo4bo$2o3b2o6bo10bobo$o2b 2o7bobo9bobo$b2o2b4o4bo4bo4b2ob3o$3bo2bo2b2o5b2o11bo$3b2o6bo3bo7b2ob3o $11bo3bo2b3o2b2obo$6bob2o2b3o2bo3bo$4b3ob2o7bo3bo6b2o$3bo11b2o5b2o2bo 2bo$4b3ob2o4bo4bo4b4o2b2o$6bobo9bobo7b2o2bo$6bobo10bo6b2o3b2o$7bo4bo3b o5bob2obo$11bob2o2bo3bo4bo$11bo5bo$10b2o6bo2bo$18bo2bo$17b2obobo$15bo 2bob2o$15b2o2bo$20bobo$21b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ HEIGHT 600 WIDTH 600 THUMBSIZE 2 ZOOM 8 GPS 19 AUTOSTART THEME BOOK ]]

Two isomers of Goban. The top one is 34 × 31, the bottom one is 33 × 32. (click above to open LifeViewer)

x = 160, y = 87, rule = B3/S23 10b2o$10bobo$13bo2b2o$11b2obo2bo$10bobob2o$11bo$21b2o$12b3o6bo$6bo4bo 3bo3bobo6b2o$5bobo2bo5bo2b2o4bo2bobo$5b2o2bo3bo3bo5b3o5bo2b2o$3b2o4bo 2bobo2bo4bo6b2obo2bo$2bo2b2o2bo3bo3bo4b2o4bobob2o$bobo2bo3bo5bo12bo$o 2b2o6bo3bo23b2o$2o10b3o4b3o8b3o6bo$6bob2o8bo3bo6bo3bo3bobo6b2o$4b3ob2o 7bo5bo4bo5bo2b2o4bo2bobo$3bo12bo3bo3bo2bo3bo3bo5b3o5bo2b2o$4b3ob2o6bo 2bobo2bo2bo2bobo2bo4bo6b2obo2bo$6bobo7bo3bo3bo2bo3bo3bo4b2o4bobob2o$6b obo4b2o2bo5bo4bo5bo12bo$7bo4bobo3bo3bo6bo3bo23b2o$12bo6b3o8b3o4b3o8b3o 6bo$11b2o23bo3bo6bo3bo3bobo6b2o$22bo12bo5bo4bo5bo2b2o4bo2bobo$18b2obo bo4b2o4bo3bo3bo2bo3bo3bo5b3o5bo2b2o$16bo2bob2o6bo4bo2bobo2bo2bo2bobo2b o4bo6b2obo2bo$16b2o2bo5b3o5bo3bo3bo2bo3bo3bo4b2o4bobob2o$21bobo2bo4b2o 2bo5bo4bo5bo12bo$22b2o6bobo3bo3bo6bo3bo23b2o$30bo6b3o8b3o4b3o8b3o6bo$ 29b2o23bo3bo6bo3bo3bobo6b2o$40bo12bo5bo4bo5bo2b2o4bo2bobo$36b2obobo4b 2o4bo3bo3bo2bo3bo3bo5b3o5bo2b2o$34bo2bob2o6bo4bo2bobo2bo2bo2bobo2bo4b o6b2obo2bo$34b2o2bo5b3o5bo3bo3bo2bo3bo3bo4b2o4bobob2o$39bobo2bo4b2o2b o5bo4bo5bo12bo$40b2o6bobo3bo3bo6bo3bo23b2o$48bo6b3o8b3o4b3o8b3o6bo$47b 2o23bo3bo6bo3bo3bobo6b2o$58bo12bo5bo4bo5bo2b2o4bo2bobo$54b2obobo4b2o4b o3bo3bo2bo3bo3bo5b3o5bo2b2o$52bo2bob2o6bo4bo2bobo2bo2bo2bobo2bo4bo6b2o bo2bo$52b2o2bo5b3o5bo3bo3bo2bo3bo3bo4b2o4bobob2o$57bobo2bo4b2o2bo5bo4b o5bo12bo$58b2o6bobo3bo3bo6bo3bo23b2o$66bo6b3o8b3o4b3o8b3o6bo$65b2o23b o3bo6bo3bo3bobo6b2o$76bo12bo5bo4bo5bo2b2o4bo2bobo$72b2obobo4b2o4bo3bo 3bo2bo3bo3bo5b3o5bo2b2o$70bo2bob2o6bo4bo2bobo2bo2bo2bobo2bo4bo6b2obo2b o$70b2o2bo5b3o5bo3bo3bo2bo3bo3bo4b2o4bobob2o$75bobo2bo4b2o2bo5bo4bo5b o12bo$76b2o6bobo3bo3bo6bo3bo23b2o$84bo6b3o8b3o4b3o8b3o6bo$83b2o23bo3b o6bo3bo3bobo6b2o$94bo12bo5bo4bo5bo2b2o4bo2bobo$90b2obobo4b2o4bo3bo3bo 2bo3bo3bo5b3o5bo2b2o$88bo2bob2o6bo4bo2bobo2bo2bo2bobo2bo4bo6b2obo2bo$ 88b2o2bo5b3o5bo3bo3bo2bo3bo3bo4b2o4bobob2o$93bobo2bo4b2o2bo5bo4bo5bo12b o$94b2o6bobo3bo3bo6bo3bo23b2o$102bo6b3o8b3o4b3o8b3o6bo$101b2o23bo3bo6b o3bo3bobo4bo$112bo12bo5bo4bo5bo2b2o4bobo$108b2obobo4b2o4bo3bo3bo2bo3b o3bo7bobo$106bo2bob2o6bo4bo2bobo2bo2bo2bobo2bo6b2ob3o$106b2o2bo5b3o5b o3bo3bo2bo3bo3bo12bo$111bobo2bo4b2o2bo5bo4bo5bo7b2ob3o$112b2o6bobo3bo 3bo6bo3bo8b2obo$120bo6b3o8b3o4b3o10b2o$119b2o23bo3bo6b2o2bo$130bo12bo 5bo3bo2bobo$126b2obobo4b2o4bo3bo3bo2b2o2bo$124bo2bob2o6bo4bo2bobo2bo4b 2o$124b2o2bo5b3o5bo3bo3bo2b2o$129bobo2bo4b2o2bo5bo2bobo$130b2o6bobo3b o3bo4bo$138bo6b3o$137b2o$148bo$144b2obobo$142bo2bob2o$142b2o2bo$147bo bo$148b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ HEIGHT 550 WIDTH 1000 THUMBSIZE 2 ZOOM 6 GPS 19 AUTOSTART LOOP 19 ]]

May13's wick stabilisation (click above to open LifeViewer)

Etymology

It was named after the goban (transliteration of 碁盤), the board upon which the game of Go is played, due to the early history of Life involving the manual simulation of patterns upon them, and as a reference to the fact that they are traditionally 19 × 19.

External links

• Goban at Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue
• Goban at Wikipedia (name origin)