Sir Robin
#N Sir Robin
#O Adam P. Goucher, Tom Rokicki; 2018
#C The first elementary knightship to be found in Conway's Game of Life.
#C http://conwaylife.com/wiki/282P6H2V1
x = 31, y = 79, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$4bo2bo$4bo3bo$6b3o$2b2o6b4o$2bob2o4b4o$bo4bo6b3o$2b4o4b2o3bo$o9b
2o$bo3bo$6b3o2b2o2bo$2b2o7bo4bo$13bob2o$10b2o6bo$11b2ob3obo$10b2o3bo2b
o$10bobo2b2o$10bo2bobobo$10b3o6bo$11bobobo3bo$14b2obobo$11bo6b3o2$11bo
9bo$11bo3bo6bo$12bo5b5o$12b3o$16b2o$13b3o2bo$11bob3obo$10bo3bo2bo$11bo
4b2ob3o$13b4obo4b2o$13bob4o4b2o$19bo$20bo2b2o$20b2o$21b5o$25b2o$19b3o
6bo$20bobo3bobo$19bo3bo3bo$19bo3b2o$18bo6bob3o$19b2o3bo3b2o$20b4o2bo2b
o$22b2o3bo$21bo$21b2obo$20bo$19b5o$19bo4bo$18b3ob3o$18bob5o$18bo$20bo$
16bo4b4o$20b4ob2o$17b3o4bo$24bobo$28bo$24bo2b2o$25b3o$22b2o$21b3o5bo$
24b2o2bobo$21bo2b3obobo$22b2obo2bo$24bobo2b2o$26b2o$22b3o4bo$22b3o4bo$
23b2o3b3o$24b2ob2o$25b2o$25bo2$24b2o$26bo!
#C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]]
#C [[ AUTOSTART ]]
#C [[ TRACKLOOP 6 -1/6 -1/3 THUMBSIZE 2 HEIGHT 480 ZOOM 4 GPS 12 ]]
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Pattern type
Spaceship
Number of cells
282
Bounding box
31 × 79
Direction
Oblique
Slope
2
Period
6
Mod
6
Speed
(2,1)c/6 | (2,1)c/6
Heat
271
Discovered by
Adam P. Goucher Tomas Rokicki
Year of discovery
2018
Sir Robin [note 1] (also known by its systematic name 282P6H2V1 , and alternatively called seahorse ) is a (2,1)c/6 spaceship found by Adam P. Goucher on March 6, 2018 using his ikpx search program. It is based on a partial found by Tomas Rokicki , which makes up about 62% of the ship,[1] and which was itself an independent rediscovery of roughly half of a partial found by Josh Ball in April 2017 .[2] Sir Robin is the first elementary knightship in Conway's Game of Life . Sir Robin can also be considered the "Minstrel 0".
A scientific paper describing the method used to find the ship is forthcoming.[3]
Partials
Josh Ball's original partial from April 2017 is shown below:
#O Josh Ball, April 2017
#C Knightship partial, later independently rediscovered in extended form by Tom Rokicki
#C and developed into a true elementary knightship, Sir Robin, by Adam P. Goucher.
#C http://conwaylife.com/wiki/Partial_result
#C http://conwaylife.com/wiki/Sir_Robin
x = 26, y = 31, rule = B3/S23
4b3o$3bo2b2o$3bo4bo2$3b3o3b2ob3o$b2obobo4bob2o$3bo2bo4bo2b2o$o2bo8bo$o
4bo2b2o2bo2bo$bob3o2b2o3b2o$3b2obob2obo3bo$9b2ob3o$9bo5bo$12b3o2b3o$
15bob2o$10b2obo3b3o$10b2o2bo2b2o$12b4o3bo$13b2obo2bo$11b2obobobo$14bo$
11bo7b2o$12b2o5b2o$14b2obo$16b3o2bobo$16b2o3bo$17bo$18b5obo$19b2o2b3o$
19b2o4bo$23b2o!
#C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]]
#C [[ ZOOM 16 THUMBSIZE 2 WIDTH 640 HEIGHT 560 GPS 6 ]]
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Synthesis
No glider synthesis for Sir Robin exists as of March 10, 2018; finding a synthesis is considered a challenging task at best, due to the large size of the ship, and the amount of space dust it contains.
Reactions
Martin Grant constructed a Sir Robin eater with a repeat time of 557 on March 8, 2018:[4]
#N Sir Robin eater
#O Martin Grant; March 2018
#C Eater for Sir Robin (but not his minstrels), repeat time 557.
#C http://conwaylife.com/wiki/Sir_Robin
#C http://www.conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=57499#p57499
x = 176, y = 354, rule = B3/S23
67b2o$67bobo$69bo4b2o$44b2o19b4ob2o2bo2bo$44bobo18bo2bobobobob2o$46bo
4b2o15bobobobo$42b4ob2o2bo2bo14b2obobo$42bo2bobobobob2o18bo$45bobobobo
$46b2obobo7b2o$50bo9bo7b2o$60bobo5b2o$36b2o23b2o$37bo7b2o$37bobo5b2o$
38b2o$27b2o$26bo2bo3b2o$26bobo3bobo$27bob4obob2o33b2o22bo$29bo4bo2bo
33bo3bo17b3o$28bo3b2obo36b4o16bo$27bo3bobob2o11b2o42b2o$27b2o3bo15bo
21b4o$49b3o17bo3bo$21b2o28bo17b2o29b2o$22bo78bo$22bobo76bob2o$23b2o52b
2o14b2o4b3o2bo$78bo14b2o3bo3b2o$78bob2o16b4o$70b2o4b3o2bo2b2o15bo$70b
2o3bo3bobobobo12b3o$75b4o2bobo13bo$61b2o15bobo2bo14b5o$60bobo12b3o2bob
o19bo$60bo13bo5b2o18bo$59b2o14b5o20b2o$79bo$77bo$77b2o9$63bo$63b3o$66b
o$65b2o2$24b2o$23bobo$23bo$22b2o2$75b2o$68b2o5bobo$58b2o8b2o7bo$58bo
18b2o$56bobo$56b2o6bo$63bobob2o$63bobobobo$60b2obobobobo2bo$60bo2bo2b
2ob4o$62b2o4bo$68bobo$69b2o4$9bo$9b3o$12bo$11b2o14b2o$26bobo$26bo$3b2o
20b2o$3bo$2obo$o2b3o4b2o$b2o3bo3b2o$3b4o$3bo15b2o$4b3o12bobo$7bo13bo
34b2o$2b5o14b2o33bo2bo$2bo53bo3bo$4bo53b3o$3b2o28b2o19b2o6b4o$33b2o19b
ob2o4b4o$53bo4bo6b3o$54b4o4b2o3bo$52bo9b2o$53bo3bo$35bo22b3o2b2o2bo$
33b3o18b2o7bo4bo$32bo32bob2o$32b2o28b2o6bo$63b2ob3obo$62b2o3bo2bo$62bo
bo2b2o$62bo2bobobo$62b3o6bo$63bobobo3bo$22b2o42b2obobo$21bobo5b2o32bo
6b3o$21bo7b2o$20b2o41bo9bo$63bo3bo6bo$34bo29bo5b5o$30b2obobo28b3o$29bo
bobobo32b2o$26bo2bobobobob2o26b3o2bo$26b4ob2o2bo2bo24bob3obo$30bo4b2o
25bo3bo2bo$28bobo32bo4b2ob3o$28b2o35b4obo4b2o$65bob4o4b2o$71bo$72bo2b
2o$72b2o$73b5o$77b2o$71b3o6bo$72bobo3bobo$71bo3bo3bo$71bo3b2o$70bo6bob
3o$71b2o3bo3b2o$72b4o2bo2bo$74b2o3bo$73bo$73b2obo$72bo$71b5o$71bo4bo$
70b3ob3o$70bob5o$70bo$72bo$68bo4b4o$72b4ob2o$69b3o4bo$76bobo$80bo$76bo
2b2o$77b3o$74b2o$73b3o5bo$76b2o2bobo$73bo2b3obobo$74b2obo2bo$76bobo2b
2o$78b2o$74b3o4bo$74b3o4bo$75b2o3b3o$76b2ob2o$77b2o$77bo2$76b2o$78bo
108$149b2o$148b2o$150b2obo$148bo3b3ob2o$147b6ob2o2bo$146b2ob2o4bo$146b
o4bo6bobo$146b5o4b3o2bo$146b3obo4b2o$151b2o2bobo$147bo3b2o3b2o$152bo3b
o2bobo$155b3o2b3o$155b2obo$157bob3ob2o$155bo2bo$154b2obo2bobo$154b2o2b
3o$155bo2bo2bobo$155b2obob2o2b2o$157bob3o$163b3o$164b2o2$156b2o6bo2bo$
156b2obo4b4o$157b2o3b5o$157bo3b2o$157b2o4bo$157bo4b2o$155b5o2bo2bo$
158bo5b2o$157b2o6bob3o$158bo4b2o3b2o$161b4o$164b3o$165bo4bo$165b7o$
168bob2o$164b3o3b2o$167bo5bo$164b2ob3o2bo$163b2o3b2ob2o$163bobo2bobobo
bo$164b2ob5o3bo$164b2o3bo2bobo$165bo2bo$166bo$165b3o$164bo$164bob3o$
169bo$163bo6bo$162b2obo3bo$165bob2o$166b3o$169b2o$162b4o4bo$163b5obobo
$163bo6bo$170bo2bo$170bo2bo$168b6o$166bob2obo$166bo7bo$166bo4b3obo$
167bo3bobo$167b2o4bobo$168b2obob2o$169bob5o$167bob2o2bo$170bo$167bo4bo
2bo$168bo3b2o$172bo$170b2o$169b2o$170bo$170bo!
#C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]]
#C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 ]]
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Tagalongs
Tagalongs and other extensions of Sir Robin that exclude a knightwave are dubbed minstrels [note 2] . There are eight known ways in which Sir Robin can be extended by attaching minstrels:
x = 798, y = 202, rule = B3/S23
3b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o
37b3o37b3o37bo39bo39b3o$3bo2bo36bo2bo36bo2bo36bo2bo36bo2bo36bo2bo36bo
2bo36bo2bo36bo2bo36bo2bo36bo2bo36bo2bo36bo2bo36bo2bo36bo2bo36bo2bo39bo
39bo36bo2bo$3bob2ob2o33bob2ob2o33bob2ob2o33bob2ob2o33bob2ob2o33bob2ob
2o33bob2ob2o33bob2ob2o33bob2ob2o33bob2ob2o33bob2ob2o33bob2ob2o33bob2ob
2o33bob2ob2o33bob2ob2o33bob2ob2o38b2o38b2o33bob2ob2o$2b2o7b2o29b2o7b2o
29b2o7b2o29b2o7b2o29b2o7b2o29b2o7b2o29b2o7b2o29b2o7b2o29b2o7b2o29b2o7b
2o29b2o7b2o29b2o7b2o29b2o7b2o29b2o7b2o29b2o7b2o29b2o7b2o29bo8b2o29bo8b
2o29b2o7b2o$bo5bo4bo28bo5bo4bo28bo5bo4bo28bo5bo4bo28bo5bo4bo28bo5bo4bo
28bo5bo4bo28bo5bo4bo28bo5bo4bo28bo5bo4bo28bo5bo4bo28bo5bo4bo28bo5bo4bo
28bo5bo4bo28bo5bo4bo28bo5bo4bo28bo39bo39bo5bo4bo$bo5bob2o3bo26bo5bob2o
3bo26bo5bob2o3bo26bo5bob2o3bo26bo5bob2o3bo26bo5bob2o3bo26bo5bob2o3bo
26bo5bob2o3bo26bo5bob2o3bo26bo5bob2o3bo26bo5bob2o3bo26bo5bob2o3bo26bo
5bob2o3bo26bo5bob2o3bo26bo5bob2o3bo26bo5bob2o3bo39bo39bo26bo5bob2o3bo$
o5bo3bobobo25bo5bo3bobobo25bo5bo3bobobo25bo5bo3bobobo25bo5bo3bobobo25b
o5bo3bobobo25bo5bo3bobobo25bo5bo3bobobo25bo5bo3bobobo25bo5bo3bobobo25b
o5bo3bobobo25bo5bo3bobobo25bo5bo3bobobo25bo5bo3bobobo25bo5bo3bobobo25b
o5bo3bobobo25bo39bo39bo5bo3bobobo$o4b2o3bobobo25bo4b2o3bobobo25bo4b2o
3bobobo25bo4b2o3bobobo25bo4b2o3bobobo25bo4b2o3bobobo25bo4b2o3bobobo25b
o4b2o3bobobo25bo4b2o3bobobo25bo4b2o3bobobo25bo4b2o3bobobo25bo4b2o3bobo
bo25bo4b2o3bobobo25bo4b2o3bobobo25bo4b2o3bobobo25bo4b2o3bobobo105bo4b
2o3bobobo$bo3bo3bo31bo3bo3bo31bo3bo3bo31bo3bo3bo31bo3bo3bo31bo3bo3bo
31bo3bo3bo31bo3bo3bo31bo3bo3bo31bo3bo3bo31bo3bo3bo31bo3bo3bo31bo3bo3bo
31bo3bo3bo31bo3bo3bo31bo3bo3bo111bo3bo3bo$bobobobo2bobo28bobobobo2bobo
28bobobobo2bobo28bobobobo2bobo28bobobobo2bobo28bobobobo2bobo28bobobobo
2bobo28bobobobo2bobo28bobobobo2bobo28bobobobo2bobo28bobobobo2bobo28bob
obobo2bobo28bobobobo2bobo28bobobobo2bobo28bobobobo2bobo28bobobobo2bobo
108bobobobo2bobo$8bobob2o34bobob2o34bobob2o34bobob2o34bobob2o34bobob2o
34bobob2o34bobob2o34bobob2o34bobob2o34bobob2o34bobob2o34bobob2o34bobob
2o34bobob2o34bobob2o114bobob2o$6b2o5bo2b2o28b2o5bo2b2o28b2o5bo2b2o28b
2o5bo2b2o28b2o5bo2b2o28b2o5bo2b2o28b2o5bo2b2o28b2o5bo2b2o28b2o5bo2b2o
28b2o5bo2b2o28b2o5bo2b2o28b2o5bo2b2o28b2o5bo2b2o28b2o5bo2b2o28b2o5bo2b
2o28b2o5bo2b2o108b2o5bo2b2o$13b5o35b5o35b5o35b5o35b5o35b5o35b5o35b5o
35b5o35b5o35b5o35b5o35b5o35b5o35b5o35b5o115b5o$10bo2bo4bo31bo2bo4bo31b
o2bo4bo31bo2bo4bo31bo2bo4bo31bo2bo4bo31bo2bo4bo31bo2bo4bo31bo2bo4bo31b
o2bo4bo31bo2bo4bo31bo2bo4bo31bo2bo4bo31bo2bo4bo31bo2bo4bo31bo2bo4bo
111bo2bo4bo$10bobob2o34bobob2o34bobob2o34bobob2o34bobob2o34bobob2o34bo
bob2o34bobob2o34bobob2o34bobob2o34bobob2o34bobob2o34bobob2o34bobob2o
34bobob2o34bobob2o114bobob2o$9b2ob2o3b2o30b2ob2o3b2o30b2ob2o3b2o30b2ob
2o3b2o30b2ob2o3b2o30b2ob2o3b2o30b2ob2o3b2o30b2ob2o3b2o30b2ob2o3b2o30b
2ob2o3b2o30b2ob2o3b2o30b2ob2o3b2o30b2ob2o3b2o30b2ob2o3b2o30b2ob2o3b2o
30b2ob2o3b2o110b2ob2o3b2o$12bo2b2o35bo2b2o35bo2b2o35bo2b2o35bo2b2o35bo
2b2o35bo2b2o35bo2b2o35bo2b2o35bo2b2o35bo2b2o35bo2b2o35bo2b2o35bo2b2o
35bo2b2o35bo2b2o115bo2b2o$12b2obobo34b2obobo34b2obobo34b2obobo34b2obob
o34b2obobo34b2obobo34b2obobo34b2obobo34b2obobo34b2obobo34b2obobo34b2ob
obo34b2obobo34b2obobo34b2obobo114b2obobo$13bo2b2obo33bo2b2obo33bo2b2ob
o33bo2b2obo33bo2b2obo33bo2b2obo33bo2b2obo33bo2b2obo33bo2b2obo33bo2b2ob
o33bo2b2obo33bo2b2obo33bo2b2obo33bo2b2obo33bo2b2obo33bo2b2obo113bo2b2o
bo$10b2obo5bo30b2obo5bo30b2obo5bo30b2obo5bo30b2obo5bo30b2obo5bo30b2obo
5bo30b2obo5bo30b2obo5bo30b2obo5bo30b2obo5bo30b2obo5bo30b2obo5bo30b2obo
5bo30b2obo5bo30b2obo5bo110b2obo5bo$11b4ob3o32b4ob3o32b4ob3o32b4ob3o32b
4ob3o32b4ob3o32b4ob3o32b4ob3o32b4ob3o32b4ob3o32b4ob3o32b4ob3o32b4ob3o
32b4ob3o32b4ob3o32b4ob3o112b4ob3o$15bo2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo
34bo2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2bo
bo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo114bo2bobo$18bobo37bobo37bobo37b
obo37bobo37bobo37bobo37bobo37bobo37bobo37bobo37bobo37bobo37bobo37bobo
37bobo117bobo$19b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o
38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o118b2o$11b3o5bo2bo28b3o5bo2bo28b3o5bo2bo28b3o
5bo2bo28b3o5bo2bo28b3o5bo2bo28b3o5bo2bo28b3o5bo2bo28b3o5bo2bo28b3o5bo
2bo28b3o5bo2bo28b3o5bo2bo28b3o5bo2bo28b3o5bo2bo28b3o5bo2bo28b3o5bo2bo
108b3o5bo2bo$22bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo
39bo39bo119bo$16b2o4bo33b2o4bo33b2o4bo33b2o4bo33b2o4bo33b2o4bo33b2o4bo
33b2o4bo33b2o4bo33b2o4bo33b2o4bo33b2o4bo33b2o4bo33b2o4bo33b2o4bo33b2o
4bo113b2o4bo$11bo4bo3bo30bo4bo3bo30bo4bo3bo30bo4bo3bo30bo4bo3bo30bo4bo
3bo30bo4bo3bo30bo4bo3bo30bo4bo3bo30bo4bo3bo30bo4bo3bo30bo4bo3bo30bo4bo
3bo30bo4bo3bo30bo4bo3bo30bo4bo3bo110bo4bo3bo$11b3o2bobo32b3o2bobo32b3o
2bobo32b3o2bobo32b3o2bobo32b3o2bobo32b3o2bobo32b3o2bobo32b3o2bobo32b3o
2bobo32b3o2bobo32b3o2bobo32b3o2bobo32b3o2bobo32b3o2bobo32b3o2bobo112b
3o2bobo$14bo2b3o34bo2b3o34bo2b3o34bo2b3o34bo2b3o34bo2b3o34bo2b3o34bo2b
3o34bo2b3o34bo2b3o34bo2b3o34bo2b3o34bo2b3o34bo2b3o34bo2b3o34bo2b3o114b
o2b3o$11bo2bo2bo2bo30bo2bo2bo2bo30bo2bo2bo2bo30bo2bo2bo2bo30bo2bo2bo2b
o30bo2bo2bo2bo30bo2bo2bo2bo30bo2bo2bo2bo30bo2bo2bo2bo30bo2bo2bo2bo30bo
2bo2bo2bo30bo2bo2bo2bo30bo2bo2bo2bo30bo2bo2bo2bo30bo2bo2bo2bo30bo2bo2b
o2bo110bo2bo2bo2bo$19b2o2bo35b2o2bo35b2o2bo35b2o2bo35b2o2bo35b2o2bo35b
2o2bo35b2o2bo35b2o2bo35b2o2bo35b2o2bo35b2o2bo35b2o2bo35b2o2bo35b2o2bo
35b2o2bo115b2o2bo$12b3o3bob3obo27b3o3bob3obo27b3o3bob3obo27b3o3bob3obo
27b3o3bob3obo27b3o3bob3obo27b3o3bob3obo27b3o3bob3obo27b3o3bob3obo27b3o
3bob3obo27b3o3bob3obo27b3o3bob3obo27b3o3bob3obo27b3o3bob3obo27b3o3bob
3obo27b3o3bob3obo107b3o3bob3obo$12b2o6bobobo27b2o6bobobo27b2o6bobobo
27b2o6bobobo27b2o6bobobo27b2o6bobobo27b2o6bobobo27b2o6bobobo27b2o6bobo
bo27b2o6bobobo27b2o6bobobo27b2o6bobobo27b2o6bobobo27b2o6bobobo27b2o6bo
bobo27b2o6bobobo107b2o6bobobo$17bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo
39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo119bo$17bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo
3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo
3bo115bo3bo$23bob2o36bob2o36bob2o36bob2o36bob2o36bob2o36bob2o36bob2o
36bob2o36bob2o36bob2o36bob2o36bob2o36bob2o36bob2o36bob2o116bob2o$20b4o
36b4o36b4o36b4o36b4o36b4o36b4o36b4o36b4o36b4o36b4o36b4o36b4o36b4o36b4o
36b4o116b4o$19bo3bo3bo31bo3bo3bo31bo3bo3bo31bo3bo3bo31bo3bo3bo31bo3bo
3bo31bo3bo3bo31bo3bo3bo31bo3bo3bo31bo3bo3bo31bo3bo3bo31bo3bo3bo31bo3bo
3bo31bo3bo3bo31bo3bo3bo31bo3bo3bo111bo3bo3bo$20b3ob4o32b3ob4o32b3ob4o
32b3ob4o32b3ob4o32b3ob4o32b3ob4o32b3ob4o32b3ob4o32b3ob4o32b3ob4o32b3ob
4o32b3ob4o32b3ob4o32b3ob4o32b3ob4o112b3ob4o$22bob4o34bob4o34bob4o34bob
4o34bob4o34bob4o34bob4o34bob4o34bob4o34bob4o34bob4o34bob4o34bob4o34bob
4o34bob4o34bob4o114bob4o$18b5ob5o29b5ob5o29b5ob5o29b5ob5o29b5ob5o29b5o
b5o29b5ob5o29b5ob5o29b5ob5o29b5ob5o29b5ob5o29b5ob5o29b5ob5o29b5ob5o29b
5ob5o29b5ob5o109b5ob5o$18bo2bo5bo30bo2bo5bo30bo2bo5bo30bo2bo5bo30bo2bo
5bo30bo2bo5bo30bo2bo5bo30bo2bo5bo30bo2bo5bo30bo2bo5bo30bo2bo5bo30bo2bo
5bo30bo2bo5bo30bo2bo5bo30bo2bo5bo30bo2bo5bo110bo2bo5bo$18bob2o5b2o29bo
b2o5b2o29bob2o5b2o29bob2o5b2o29bob2o5b2o29bob2o5b2o29bob2o5b2o29bob2o
5b2o29bob2o5b2o29bob2o5b2o29bob2o5b2o29bob2o5b2o29bob2o5b2o29bob2o5b2o
29bob2o5b2o29bob2o5b2o109bob2o5b2o$18bo3bo4bob2o27bo3bo4bob2o27bo3bo4b
ob2o27bo3bo4bob2o27bo3bo4bob2o27bo3bo4bob2o27bo3bo4bob2o27bo3bo4bob2o
27bo3bo4bob2o27bo3bo4bob2o27bo3bo4bob2o27bo3bo4bob2o27bo3bo4bob2o27bo
3bo4bob2o27bo3bo4bob2o27bo3bo4bob2o107bo3bo4bob2o$22bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3b
o35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3b
o35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo115bo3bo$19b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b
3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o117b3o2$20b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o
37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o117b3o$19b
o3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35b
o3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo115bo3bo$20bob2o36bob2o36bob2o
36bob2o36bob2o36bob2o36bob2o36bob2o36bob2o36bob2o36bob2o36bob2o36bob2o
36bob2o36bob2o36bob2o116bob2o$22b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o
37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o117b3o$17b3o4b2o31b3o4b2o31b3o
4b2o31b3o4b2o31b3o4b2o31b3o4b2o31b3o4b2o31b3o4b2o31b3o4b2o31b3o4b2o31b
3o4b2o31b3o4b2o31b3o4b2o31b3o4b2o31b3o4b2o31b3o4b2o111b3o4b2o$17b2o2bo
b2o32b2o2bob2o32b2o2bob2o32b2o2bob2o32b2o2bob2o32b2o2bob2o32b2o2bob2o
32b2o2bob2o32b2o2bob2o32b2o2bob2o32b2o2bob2o32b2o2bob2o32b2o2bob2o32b
2o2bob2o32b2o2bob2o32b2o2bob2o112b2o2bob2o$19b2o3bo34b2o3bo34b2o3bo34b
2o3bo34b2o3bo34b2o3bo34b2o3bo34b2o3bo34b2o3bo34b2o3bo34b2o3bo34b2o3bo
34b2o3bo34b2o3bo34b2o3bo34b2o3bo114b2o3bo$21bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo
39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo119bo$18b8o32b8o32b8o32b8o32b8o32b
8o32b8o32b8o32b8o32b8o32b8o32b8o32b8o32b8o32b8o32b8o112b8o$17bo5bo2bo
30bo5bo2bo30bo5bo2bo30bo5bo2bo30bo5bo2bo30bo5bo2bo30bo5bo2bo30bo5bo2bo
30bo5bo2bo30bo5bo2bo30bo5bo2bo30bo5bo2bo30bo5bo2bo30bo5bo2bo30bo5bo2bo
30bo5bo2bo110bo5bo2bo$21bo2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo34b
o2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo
34bo2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo114bo2bobo$18bob2o2b3o31bob2o2b3o31bob2o2b
3o31bob2o2b3o31bob2o2b3o31bob2o2b3o31bob2o2b3o31bob2o2b3o31bob2o2b3o
31bob2o2b3o31bob2o2b3o31bob2o2b3o31bob2o2b3o31bob2o2b3o31bob2o2b3o31bo
b2o2b3o111bob2o2b3o$24b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o
37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o117b3o$28b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b
2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o118b2o$22b2o4bo33b2o4bo
33b2o4bo33b2o4bo33b2o4bo33b2o4bo33b2o4bo33b2o4bo33b2o4bo33b2o4bo33b2o
4bo33b2o4bo33b2o4bo33b2o4bo33b2o4bo33b2o4bo113b2o4bo$23bo2bobo34bo2bob
o34bo2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2b
obo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo34bo2bobo114bo2bobo$
20b2o3b2ob2o30b2o3b2ob2o30b2o3b2ob2o30b2o3b2ob2o30b2o3b2ob2o30b2o3b2ob
2o30b2o3b2ob2o30b2o3b2ob2o30b2o3b2ob2o30b2o3b2ob2o30b2o3b2ob2o30b2o3b
2ob2o30b2o3b2ob2o30b2o3b2ob2o30b2o3b2ob2o30b2o3b2ob2o110b2o3b2ob2o$21b
2o3bobo32b2o3bobo32b2o3bobo32b2o3bobo32b2o3bobo32b2o3bobo32b2o3bobo32b
2o3bobo32b2o3bobo32b2o3bobo32b2o3bobo32b2o3bobo32b2o3bobo32b2o3bobo32b
2o3bobo32b2o3bobo112b2o3bobo$21b3o2bobo32b3o2bobo32b3o2bobo32b3o2bobo
32b3o2bobo32b3o2bobo32b3o2bobo32b3o2bobo32b3o2bobo32b3o2bobo32b3o2bobo
32b3o2bobo32b3o2bobo32b3o2bobo32b3o2bobo32b3o2bobo112b3o2bobo$22bob2o
2bo33bob2o2bo33bob2o2bo33bob2o2bo33bob2o2bo33bob2o2bo33bob2o2bo33bob2o
2bo33bob2o2bo33bob2o2bo33bob2o2bo33bob2o2bo33bob2o2bo33bob2o2bo33bob2o
2bo33bob2o2bo113bob2o2bo$22bobobo35bobobo35bobobo35bobobo35bobobo35bob
obo35bobobo35bobobo35bobobo35bobobo35bobobo35bobobo35bobobo35bobobo35b
obobo35bobobo115bobobo$26bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo
3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo115b
o3bo$23b2o3bo34b2o3bo34b2o3bo34b2o3bo34b2o3bo34b2o3bo34b2o3bo34b2o3bo
34b2o3bo34b2o3bo34b2o3bo34b2o3bo34b2o3bo34b2o3bo34b2o3bo34b2o3bo114b2o
3bo$23b4o36b4o36b4o36b4o36b4o36b4o36b4o36b4o36b4o36b4o36b4o36b4o36b4o
36b4o36b4o36b4o116b4o$26b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b
3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o117b3o$26b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o
37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o117b3o$27b2o38b2o38b
2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o
118b2o$24b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b
3o37b3o37b3o37b3o117b3o$24bo39bo6bo32bo5bo33bo5bo33bo5bo33bo5bo33bo5bo
33bo5bo33bo5bo33bo5bo33bo5bo33bo5bo33bo6bo32bo5bo33bo5bo33bo5bo113bo5b
o$25b2o38b2o4bobo31b2o2b4o32b2o2b4o32b2o2b4o32b2o2b4o32b2o2b4o32b2o2b
4o32b2o2b4o32b2o2b4o32b2o2b4o32b2o2b4o32b2o4bobo31b2o2b4o32b2o2b4o32b
2o2b4o112b2o2b4o$71bo36bob3o35bob3o35bob3o35bob3o35bob3o35bob3o35bob3o
35bob3o35bob3o35bob3o38bo36bob3o35bob3o35bob3o115bob3o$72b3o34bo39bo
39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo42b3o34bo39bo39bo119bo$73bo35b3o37b3o
37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o41bo35b3o37b3o37b3o117b3o$76b
2o33b2obo36b2obo36b2obo36b2obo36b2obo36b2obo36b2obo36b2obo36b2obo36b2o
bo41b2o33b2obo36b2obo36b2obo116b2obo$71bo6b2o431bo6b2o$70bob3o3bobo31b
2ob2o35b2ob2o35b2ob2o35b2ob2o35b2ob2o35b2ob2o35b2ob2o35b2ob2o35b2ob2o
35b2ob2o33bob3o3bobo31b2ob2o35b2ob2o35b2ob2o115b2ob2o$69bo3b2obobobo
31b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o34bo3b2obobobo31b3o
37b3o37b3o117b3o$70bob2o40bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo35bob
2o40bo39bo39bo119bo$72b2o438b2o$72b2o40b6o34b6o34b6o34b6o34b6o34b6o34b
6o34b6o34b6o34b6o32b2o40b6o34b6o34b6o114b6o$75bo39b5o35b5o35b5o35b5o
35b5o35b5o35b5o35b5o35b5o35b5o35bo39b5o35b5o35b5o115b5o2$73b2o38b2o5b
2o31b2o5b2o31b2o5b2o31b2o5b2o31b2o5b2o31b2o5b2o31b2o5b2o31b2o5b2o31b2o
5b2o31b2o5b2o31b2o38b2o5b2o31b2o5b2o31b2o5b2o111b2o5b2o$72bob2o37b3o7b
2o28b3o7b2o28b3o7b2o28b3o7b2o28b3o7b2o28b3o7b2o28b3o7b2o28b3o7b2o28b3o
7b2o28b3o7b2o27bob2o37b3o7b2o28b3o7b2o28b3o7b2o108b3o7b2o$72bo3bo37bo
5bo2b2o29bo5bo2b2o29bo5bo2b2o29bo5bo2b2o29bo5bo2b2o29bo5bo2b2o29bo5bo
2b2o29bo5bo2b2o29bo5bo2b2o29bo5bo2b2o27bo3bo37bo5bo2b2o29bo5bo2b2o29bo
5bo2b2o109bo5bo2b2o$72bo4bo434bo4bo$71bo48b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o
38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o29bo48b2o38b2o38b2o118b2o$71b2obo43b2ob2o35b2ob2o
35b2ob2o35b2ob2o35b2ob2o35b2ob2o35b2ob2o35b2ob2o35b2ob2o35b2ob2o28b2ob
o43b2ob2o35b2ob2o35b2ob2o115b2ob2o$70bobo3b2o40b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o
38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o30bobo3b2o40b2o38b2o38b2o118b2o$70bo4bobo40b
2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o30bo4bobo40b2o38b2o38b
2o118b2o$71bo3b2o41b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o30b
o3b2o41b3o37b3o37b3o117b3o$71bo2bo43b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o
38b2o38b2o38b2o31bo2bo43b2o38b2o38b2o118b2o$73bo44b2o38b3o37b3o37b3o
37b2obob2o33b2obob2o33b2obob2o33b2obob2o33b3o37b3o32bo44b2obob2o33b2ob
ob2o33b3o117b2obob2o$158b2o38b2o38b2o41bobobo35bobobo35bobobo35bobobo
32b2o38b2o36b3o42bobobo35bobobo32b2o121bobobo$158b2o38b2o2b3o33b2o2b3o
36bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo32b2o2b3o33b2o2b3o34b2o40bo3bo35bo3bo32b2o
2b3o116bo3bo$204b2o36b3o39b2obo36b2obo36b2obo36b2obo36bo37b3o31b2o46b
2obo36b2obo36b2o118b2obo$205bo37bobo38bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo35bo3bo33b3o
38bobo32bo2bo42bo3bo35bo3bo36bo118bo3bo$207bo35b3obo36b2ob4o33b2ob4o
33b2ob4o33b2ob4o72b3obo30bobo43b2ob4o33b2ob4o36bo116b2ob4o$203bo4bo37b
o197b3o39bo31b2o123bo4bo$209bo36bo3bo32bo6bo32bo6bo32bo6bo32bo6bo33b3o
2b2obo33bo3bo26b2o44bo6bo32bo6bo38bo113bo6bo$203bo4bo2b2o32bobob2o33b
2obobo34b2obobo34b2obobo34b2obobo34bo6bo2bo30bobob2o26bo46b2obobo34b2o
bobo33bo4bo2b2o111b2obobo$202b2ob3o3bo34b5o33b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o39bo3bo
bo3bo30b5o25bobo45b2o38b2o36b2ob3o3bo112b2o$204bob2o75b2o38b2o38b2o38b
2o39bob3o6bo59b2obo44b2o38b2o39bob2o115b2o$202bobob2o74b3ob2o34b3ob2o
34b3ob2o34b3ob2o40bo4bo108b3ob2o34b3ob2o34bobob2o114b3ob2o$203bo3b2o
72b2o4bo33b2o4bo33b2o4bo33b2o4bo36bo2bo2bo63bo4b5o37b2o4bo33b2o4bo35bo
3b2o112b2o4bo$206b2o74b2o2b3o33b2o2b3o33b2o2b3o33b2o2b3o36bo3bobo38b2o
23bo6b2o38b2o2b3o33b2o2b3o37b2o114b2o2b3o$207b2o74bo2b2o35bo2b2o35bo2b
2o35bo2b2o39bo3b2o36bo26bobobobo40bo2b2o35bo2b2o39b2o114bo2b2o$206bo
73bo2bo2b2o32bo2bo2b2o32bo2bo2b2o32bo2bo2b2o40b5o35b2o27bobo2b2o36bo2b
o2b2o32bo2bo2b2o38bo113bo2bo2b2o$205bo2bo76b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o39bo2bo
36b3o75b3o37b3o37bo2bo116b3o$205bo78bo39bo39bo39bo41b3o38bo3b2o25b2ob
2o41bo39bo40bo118bo$204bo3bo75bo3b2o34bo3b2o34bo3b2o34bo3b2o36bo4bo34b
o2b2o26b3o44bo3b2o34bo3b2o34bo3bo115bo3b2o$205b2ob2o72b2o4b3o31b2o4b3o
31b2o4b3o31b2o4b3o34b5o2bo34bobob2o25b3o41b2o4b3o31b2o4b3o34b2ob2o112b
2o4b3o$206bobo79b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o33bo7bo36bob2o25b2ob2o45b3o37b3o35bo
bo119b3o$202b3o3bo79b3o37b3o37b3o37b3o33b4o40b2obo76b3o37b3o31b3o3bo
119b3o$202b2o3b2o80bo39bo3bo35bo3b2o34bo35b2obobo38bo4bo25bo4bo43bo3b
2o34bo3b2o27b2o3b2o120bo3bo$204b2obob2o77bo39bo3b3o33bo3b2o34bo39bobo
39b3o2bo25b2ob3obo39bo3b2obo32bo3b2o30b2obob2o117bo3b3o$206bo125b2o2bo
36b2o32bobo37b3o41bo31b2o2b2o43b2o39b2o31bo125b2o2bo$203bo129bo3bo36b
2ob2o31b3o35b2o42bo32bo3bo42b2o40b2ob2o24bo129bo3bo$203bo130bobo38bob
2o28bo85b4o28bo3bo44bo40bob2o24bo6bo123bobo$333bo2bo2b3o32bo3b2o26b6ob
o35bo44b3o29bo2bo44bob4ob2o31bo3b2o28b2obo121bo2bo2b3o$332bo2b2o37bobo
3bo25bobob3obo35bo76b3o46bo4b2o31bobo3bo28bo2bo119bo2b2o$331bo4b5o182b
2o4bo43b2obo7bo66bo119bo4b5o$331bo2bob3o36b2o120b3o23bobo52bo4bobo29b
2o33b2o119bo2bob3o$332bo46bo116bo3bo22bo50b2o3bo3bo35bo30b2o120bo$334b
obo42bo115bo27b3o3bo45bobo41bo29bo124bobo$335b2o158b2o27bob3o50bobo38b
o154b2o$336bo158bob2o25b2o2bo46bo2b2o2bo35bobo28b3o124bo$335b3o156b2o
3b3o22b5o47bo3b2o35b2obo27bo126b3o$495bo6bo24b2o2b3o43b5o36b3o27bo5bo$
333b2o164bo26b3o2bo44bo3bo35b2o29bo6bo118b2o$336b3o160bo27b2o2bo43b5o
37bobobo25bo2b3obo121b3o$332bo2bo163bo2bo22b4o2b2o41bo4bo40bo27bobo2bo
118bo2bo$332bo2bo163bobo23b2ob3obo41b4obo38bobo29bo121bo2bo$332bo5bo
160b2o24b2obo44bo4b2o38b2ob2o25bo4bobo116bo5bo$331b2ob2obobo187b2ob4o
41b3o42b2obo24b3o3bobo114b2ob2obobo$331b2ob2o3bo161bo28b2o42b3o2bo41bo
b2o25bo3bobo114b2ob2o3bo$332b2obo163b2ob2o23bo3bo47bo43bo148b2obo$333b
ob2obo163b2o23bo2bo91bo2bo25b2o120bob2o$498bo3bo26bo47bobo43bo2bo24b3o
124b2o$498bo3b2o28b2o45bo46bo26bobo123bobo$498bo3b2o27b2o46bo77bo$498b
3ob2o27bo2bo90bo2bo24bo3b2ob3o116bo2bo$506bo24b4o90bo3bo27b2o$501b5obo
22b2ob2o91bobo25bo5b3o116b2o$500bobo2bo28bo90bobo26bo4bo119bobo$500b4o
bo24bo2bob2o87bo2bo31bo$500bob2ob2o24bobo90b2ob3o26bo4b2o114b2obo$502b
2o120b5o2bo24b3o4bo$502b2o29bo93bo3bo23bo120bo2bob3o$503b2o28bo2bo93bo
25b3o3bo114b2o2bo2bo$505b2o123bo29b3o118bo$505b2obo118bobo26bo3bo117b
5o$503b3o2bo119bo27bob2o118bo2b2obo$503bobobo149b3o3b3o112bo4bobo$504b
o2b2o121bo148bo5bo$507bo121bobo27b2o2bobo115bo2bo$506b4o119bobo26bo4b
2o115bo2bo$505bo4bo118bobo26b2ob2o119b3o$504bo5bo118b2o27bob2ob2o116bo
b2o$504bo123bo2bo30b4o115bob2o2bo$505b2o120bo2bo29bo126b3o$506bo120b2o
2bo2bo24bo2bo120bo2bobob2o$505bob2o118b2ob2o3b2o23bo122b3obo3bo$505bob
o120b2obo3b2o24b2o2bo120b2o$504bo3bo119b2o4bo$503b3o127b2o29b2o121bo5b
o$503bo124b2o2b2o29bo124b2o$504b2o126bo3bo27b3o117b3o3b3o$633bo2bo28bo
$633b3o26b2ob2o120bobo$632b2o28bo2b3o116b2obo3bo$632b2o2b2o148b2o3bo$
636bo27bo3bo120bob2o$633b2obo30b2o121b2ob2o$635b2obo26b2o123b2o2bo$
635bo2bo151bo$637b3o147b2o2bo2bo$634b3o149b2o3bo2bo$633bobo150b2o5b3o$
633bo153b3obo2b2o$788bo$634bo2bo150bo2b3o$634b3o152bo2bo$637b2o$632b3o
b2o155b2o$635b3o155b2o$631bo3b2o155b2obo$632bobo$792b2o2b2o$792bobo$
792bo2b2o$796bo$793b2obo$795bo!
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The complete spaceships are named Minstrel 0 (Sir Robin) through to Minstrel 8 , in order of discovery. The indecomposable tagalongs are given the following names:
Errant minstrel :=
When attached directly to Minstrel 0, it is Minstrel 1 (0+1).
When attached to Heavyweight minstrel, it is Minstrel 4.
When attached to Ragged/Middleweight minstrel (which in turn is attached to Lightweight minstrel), it is Minstrel 7.
Lightweight minstrel :=
When attached directly to Minstrel 0, it is Minstrel 2.
Heavyweight minstrel :=
When attached directly to Minstrel 0, it is Minstrel 3.
Wandering minstrel :=
When attached to Heavyweight minstrel, it is Minstrel 5.
When attached to Ragged/Middleweight minstrel (which in turn is attached to Lightweight minstrel), it is Minstrel 8.
Ragged/middleweight minstrel :=
When attached to Lightweight minstrel, it is Minstrel 6.
Unlike the lightweight and heavyweight minstrels, the spark of the middleweight/ragged minstrel is on the other side.
History
The first tagalong, Minstrel 1 , was discovered by Adam P. Goucher on July 15, 2018 , after resuming the original ikpx search.[5]
Dave Greene modified Martin Grant 's Sir Robin eater to act as a Minstrel 1 detector the same day, which removes the errant minstrel to yield the original Sir Robin.[6]
On July 19, 2018 , Adam P. Goucher found a second and third minstrel, dubbed Minstrel 2 and Minstrel 3 , that follow Sir Robin more closely. The lightweight and heavyweight minstrels are not true tagalongs because they change the evolution of the Sir Robin itself.[7]
On July 20, 2018 , Goldtiger997 built a stable circuit that can accept any of Minstrel 0 through to Minstrel 3,[8] emitting a glider in one of four directions (depending on the input spaceship) along with an unadorned Sir Robin travelling along the original path. When the original input is a Sir Robin, this circuit is a Heisenburp ; otherwise, it is a downconverter . The circuit was later optimised by including a bend in the 2c/3 signal wire, among other bounding-box reductions.
On Christmas Day in 2018, Entity Valkyrie discovered that the heavyweight and errant can be composed, yielding Minstrel 4 [9] . Two days later, Goldtiger997 updated the previous minstrel remover/detector to accept any of the known tagalongs including the composite Minstrel 4.[10]
On December 31, 2018, Adam P. Goucher resumed the ikpx search and another Minstrel 3 tagalong was found, dubbed Minstrel 5. Again, Goldtiger997's minstrel remover/detector was updated to accept the newest spaceship.
The following month a further tagalong, Minstrel 6 , was discovered by the ikpx search program. Dave Greene assembled existing components to discover two new spaceships, Minstrels 7 and 8 .
Minstrel arithmetic
By pure coincidence, the relationships between these spaceships can be encapsulated by 'minstrel arithmetic': the observation that integer 'weights' can be assigned to Sir Robin and its indecomposable tagalongs such that the sum of the weights of the components of Minstrel n is exactly n:
Sir Robin: 0
Errant minstrel: 1
Lightweight minstrel: 2
Heavyweight minstrel: 3
Wandering minstrel: 2
Ragged/middleweight minstrel: 4
In particular, we have:
Minstrel 0 = 0 (Sir Robin)
Minstrel 1 = 0 + 1 (Sir Robin + errant minstrel)
Minstrel 2 = 0 + 2 (Sir Robin + lightweight minstrel)
Minstrel 3 = 0 + 3 (Sir Robin + heavyweight minstrel)
Minstrel 4 = 0 + 3 + 1 (Sir Robin + heavyweight minstrel + errant minstrel)
Minstrel 5 = 0 + 3 + 2 (Sir Robin + heavyweight minstrel + wandering minstrel)
Minstrel 6 = 0 + 2 + 4 (Sir Robin + lightweight minstrel + ragged/MW minstrel)
Minstrel 7 = 0 + 2 + 4 + 1 (Sir Robin + lightweight minstrel + ragged/MW minstrel + errant minstrel)
Minstrel 8 = 0 + 2 + 4 + 2 (Sir Robin + lightweight minstrel + ragged/MW minstrel + wandering minstrel)
Other spaceships
The lightweight minstrel is also capable of supporting both ends of knightwave , as noted by Matthias Merzenich. The heavyweight minstrel can support the left end in the same manner.[11]
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#C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]]
#C [[ TRACKLOOP 6 -1/6 -1/3 THUMBSIZE 2 WIDTH 600 HEIGHT 800 ZOOM 4 GPS 6 AUTOSTART ]]
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Knightwave supported between Minstrel 7 (upper right) and Minstrel 5 (lower left)(click above to open LifeViewer ) RLE : here Plaintext : here
Currently, the grammar of known (2,1)c/6 spaceships can be completely classified. In particular, every known (2,1)c/6 spaceship is either:
Minstrel n (for some n between 0 and 8), or
A horizontal sequence of two or more spaceships, each of the above form, with adjacent spaceships joined by a horizontal segment of knightwave containing any sufficiently large number of repeating components (where 'sufficiently large' is such that the two knightships do not interact, i.e. 3 units). All spaceships in the on that line must contain lightweight minstrels besides the leftmost one, which otherwise must contain a heavyweight minstrel.
Notes
↑ The name is in reference to Sir Robin , the knight who "bravely ran away", from Monty Python's movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail .
↑ "Minstrel", like "Sir Robin", is a reference to Monty Python's movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail .
References
↑ Adam P. Goucher (2018-03-06). Elementary knightship (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
↑ Josh Ball (2017-04-08). Re: Spaceship Discussion Thread (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
↑ Adam P. Goucher (2018-03-07). Re: Elementary knightship (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
↑ Martin Grant (2018-03-08). Re: Elementary knightship (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
↑ Adam P. Goucher (2018-07-15). Minstrel (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
↑ Dave Greene (2018-07-15). Re: Minstrel (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
↑ Adam P. Goucher (2018-07-19). Re: Minstrel (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
↑ Goldtiger997 (2018-12-27). Re: Minstrel (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
↑ Entity Valkyrie (2018-12-27). Re: Minstrel (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
↑ Goldtiger997 (2018-12-27). Re: Minstrel (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
↑ PHPBB12345 (2018-12-27). Re: Elementary knightship (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
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