101A period 5 oscillator that was found in August 1994.101.rle
Achim Flammenkamp
23/36418x12
104P177A period 177 oscillator discovered by Karel Suhajda in June 2007104p177.rle
Karel Suhajda
23/310446x46
104P177_synthA 24-glider synthesis of 104P177104p177_synth.rle
Jason Summers
23/3312167x88
104P177 reactionsSome reactions involving a glider and 105P177104p177reactions.rle
Jason Summers and Nicolay Beluchenko
23/3819377x173
104P25A period-25 oscillator104p25.rle
Noam Elkies
23/310438x23
105P25A period-25 oscillator105p25.rle
23/310534x23
106P135The smallest known period-135 oscillator.106p135.rle
23/310654x29
109-still-lifesA collection of 109 still life syntheses by David Buckingham.109-still-lifes.rle
23/32786246x279
10-cell infinite growthA 10-cell infinite growth pattern found in 1997. No pattern with fe10cellinfinitegro...
Paul Callahan
23/3108x6
10-engine CordershipA c/12 period 96 diagonal Cordership that uses 10 switch engines, which was t...10enginecordershi...
Dean Hickerson
23/321288x88
110P62The smallest known period-62 oscillator.110p62.rle
23/311041x26
112P15http://conwaylife.com/wiki/112P15112p15.rle
thunk
23/311225x25
112P15_synthGlider synthesis of 112P15112p15_synth.rle
Mark Niemec
23/3536258x81
112P51The first true period 51 oscillator found. Discovered in March 2009.112p51.rle
Nicolay Beluchenko
23/311237x37
112P51_synthA 76-glider synthesis of 112P51112p51_synth.rle
Matthias Merzenich with Jason Summers and "Knightlife"
23/3380187x187
112P51 extendedAn extension of the period 51 oscillator 112P51.112p51extended.rle
Nicolay Beluchenko
23/344064x64
114P6H1V0A period 6 orthogonal spaceship with speed c/6 found in October 2008.114p6h1v0.rle
Paul Tooke
23/311416x32
114P6H1V0 pushalongA pushalong for the c/6 orthogonal period 6 spaceship 114P6H1V0.114p6h1v0pushalon...
Hartmut Holzwart
23/315830x43
114P6H1V0 pushalongsPushalongs for the c/6 orthogonal period 6 spaceship 114P6H1V0.114p6h1v0pushalon...
Josh Ball
23/349463x60
114p84The smallest known period-84 oscillator.114p84.rle
Scorbie
23/311423x26
117P18The first period 18 oscillator to be found. Found no later than May117p18.rle
David Buckingham
23/311739x30
117P9H3V0The first known period 9 spaceship117p9h3v0.rle
David Bell
23/311717x29
119P4H1V0The first c/4 orthogonal spaceship to be discovered119p4h1v0.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/311935x19
119P4H1V0 tagalongA tagalong for 119P4H1V0119p4h1v0tagalong...
Dean Hickerson
23/314444x19
122p80.1The smallest known period-80 oscillator.122p801.rle
23/312245x41
1-2-3A period 3 oscillator that was found in August 1972.123.rle
Dave Buckingham
23/32610x9
1-2-3-4A period 4 oscillator.1234.rle
23/32811x11
1-2-3-4_synthGlider syntheses of 1-2-3-4.1234_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3804158x120
123_synthGlider synthesis of 1-2-3123_synth.rle
Martin Grant
23/3950611x273
123P27.1The first period 27 oscillator to be found. Found on November 12, 2002.123p271.rle
Noam Elkies
23/312320x22
124P21The first period 21 oscillator to be found. Discovered on February124p21.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/312436x25
124P37The first period 37 oscillator to be found. Discovered in April 2009.124p37.rle
Nicolay Beluchenko
23/312437x37
126P3H1V0The basis of 117P9H3V0126p3h1v0.rle
David Bell
23/312617x33
126p78.1The smallest known period-78 oscillator.126p781.rle
23/312623x34
128P10.2http://conwaylife.com/wiki/128P10.2128p102.rle
Nicolay Beluchenko, 26 March 2009
23/312835x35
128P13.1A period 13 oscillator that is a variant on 34P13.1.128p13.1.rle
Jason Summers
23/313632x32
132P37The second unique p37 oscillator to be found.132p37.rle
Nicolay Beluchenko
23/313247x47
134P25The first period 25 oscillator to be found. Found on September 23,134p25.rle
Noam Elkies
23/313435x23
134P39.1The first period 39 oscillator to be found. Discovered on July 24,134p39.1.rle
Noam Elkies and David Buckingham
23/313425x29
13-engine CordershipThe first c/12 diagonal spaceship to be found13enginecordershi...
Dean Hickerson
23/332497x98
144P24One of the first period 24 oscillators to be found. Discovered on November 20...144p24.rle
Noam Elkies
23/314425x35
145P20An unnamed period 20 oscillator. Found on March 22, 1995.145p20.rle
Noam Elkies
23/314528x21
151P3H1V0A non-monotonic c/3 spaceship based on 233P3H1V0151p3h1v0.rle
23/315133x21
160P10H2V0The first period-10, c/5 orthogonal spaceship to be discovered160p10h2v0.rle
Paul Tooke
23/316019x37
168P22.1The first period 22 oscillator to be found. Found on April 17, 1997.168p22.1.rle
Noam Elkies
23/316833x23
17c/45_ReactionA reaction between a pi-heptomino and a blinker in which the pi moves forward...17c45reaction.rle
23/31116x5
17columnheavyweightvolcano17columnheavyweig...
23/312216x24
186P24One of the first period 24 oscillators to be found. Discovered in 1994.186p24.rle
Bill Gosper
23/318658x26
18P2.471A period 2 oscillator with the same rotor as the beacon.18p2.471.rle
23/3187x7
1998-eater-stamp-collectionCollection of 88 glider eaters1998-eater-stamp-...
23/35501241x350
1 beaconApproximately the 32nd-most common oscillator.1beacon.rle
23/3187x7
1 beacon_synthA 10-glider synthesis of 1 beacon1beacon_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/36835x30
1xN quadratic growthThe first quadratic growth pattern to fit into a 1xN bounding box, found by S...1xnquadraticgrowt...
Stephen Silver
23/3125991013783x1
20P2The 34th most common oscillator.20p2.rle
23/3218x11
21P2The 38th most common oscillator.21p2.rle
23/3167x7
21P2_synthAn 11-glider synthesis of a 16-bit period 2 oscillator21p2_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/37141x27
22P2A period 2 oscillator.22p2.rle
23/3207x8
22P36A period 36 oscillator, discovered on January 29, 1995.22p36.rle
Noam Elkies
23/32214x18
22P36_synthA 9-glider synthesis of 22P3622p36_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3109134x28
23334MA methuselah with lifespan 23334 found on February 20, 2005.23334m.rle
Tomas Rokicki
23/3125x8
233P3H1V0The first non-monotonic period 3 spaceship to be discovered233p3h1v0.rle
Hartmut Holzwart
23/323331x36
(23,5)c/79 Herschel climberhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/(23,5)c/79_Herschel_climber235c79climber.rle
23/35559x98
23P2A period 2 oscillator.23p2.rle
23/3177x8
23P2_synthGlider synthesis of 23P223p2_synth.rle
23/3299156x50
24-cell quadratic growthIt had been the smallest known pattern, that exhibits quadratic population24cellquadraticgr...
Michael Simkin
23/32439786x143
24P10the smallest known period-10 oscillator24p10.rle
Matthias Merzenich
23/32413x9
24P2A period 2 oscillator.24p2.rle
23/3188x7
258p3258p3.rle
23/325828x25
158P3 on Achim's p11The first known non-trivial period 33 oscillator258p3onachimsp11.rle
Noam Elkies and Achim Flammenkamp
23/333049x31
25-cell quadratic growthIt had been the smallest known pattern, that exhibits quadratic population25cellquadraticgr...
Michael Simkin
23/32521372x172
25P3H1V0.1A c/3 orthogonal period 3 spaceship with a minimum of 25 cells -- the lowest25p3h1v0.1.rle
David Bell
23/32516x8
25p3h1v0.1_synth.rleOriginal synthesis method found January 6, 2015 by Martin Grant.25p3h1v0.1_synth.rle
Martin Grant, Matthias Merzenich, Chris Cain
23/3773374x494
25P3H1V0.2A c/3 orthogonal period 3 spaceship with 25 cells in each generatio25p3h1v0.2.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/32516x5
25p3h1v0.2_synth.rleOriginal synthesis method found January 6, 2015 by Martin Grant.25p3h1v0.2_synth.rle
Martin Grant, Matthias Merzenich, Chris Cain
23/3773374x494
26-cell quadratic growthA 26-cell pattern that exhibits quadratic growth (the smallest known such pat...26cellquadraticgr...
Nick Gotts
23/32616193x15089
26P2The 55th most common oscillator.26p2.rle
23/3208x7
26P40A period 40 oscillator, discovered in March or April, 2009.26p40.rle
Nicolay Beluchenko
23/32617x14
(27,1)c/72 Herschel climberhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/(27,1)c/72_Herschel_climber271c72climber.rle
Unknown
23/3108115x125
274P6H1V0The first c/6 orthogonal spaceship to be discovered that does not274p6h1v0.rle
Paul Tooke
23/327458x19
28p7.1_synthGlider synthesis of 28P7.128p7.1_synth.rle
Martin Grant
23/3932711x238
28P7.2A period 7 oscillator that is tied with burloaferimeter and 28P7.128p7.2.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/32812x11
28P7.2_synthA 22-glider synthesis of 28P7.2, found in September, 200028p7.2_synth.rle
Mark Niemiec and Jason Summers
23/314087x83
28P7.1An unnamed period 7 oscillator that is tied as the smallest known.28p71.rle
23/32813x9
29-still-lifesMost of these 29 glider syntheses were found by running29-still-lifes.rle
23/32114229x229
295P5H1V1The first c/5 diagonal spaceship to be found. Has period 5. Discovered on Nov...295p5h1v1.rle
Jason Summers
23/329552x52
29-bit still life #1The most common 29-bit still life in B3/S23/C1 on Catagolue.29bitstilllifeno1...
23/3298x10
29-1.rle29bitstilllifeno1...
Mark D. Niemiec's life synthesis database, Thu Feb 19 02:01:39 2015
23/35968x49
29P9The smallest known period 9 oscillator29p9.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/32910x10
29P9_synthGlider synthesis of 29P929p9_synth.rle
Martin Grant
23/3584292x42
2c5-engineless-rake-p185engineless p185 2c/5 rake: Paul Tooke, 14 December 2004;2c5-engineless-ra...
23/32633531x201
2c5-orthogonalAll known 2c/5 spaceships up to 90 bits2c5-orthogonal.rle
23/3302961347x760
2c5-spaceship-gun-p416p416 2c/5 spaceship gun: Dave Greene, 11 Apr 20032c5-spaceship-gun...
23/326614990x979
2c5-spaceship-gun-p690p690 gun for a 2c/5 spaceship.2c5-spaceship-gun...
23/312611871x854
2c5-spaceship-rake-p240p240 c/2 forward rake for a 2c/5 spaceship.2c5-spaceship-rak...
23/3122811376x297
2c/5 laddersSome 2c/5 ladders for the Life without death rule, found in 2000.2c5ladders.rle
Dean Hickerson
012345678/3189413x274
2c/5 puffer 12c/5 glide-reflective dirty puffer, discovered 29 February 19992c5puffer1.rle
Jason Summers
23/3384112x75
2-engine CordershipThe smallest known Cordership.2enginecordership...
Aidan F. Pierce
23/310041x49
2enginecordership_synth9-glider synthesis of the 2-engine Cordership2enginecordership...
AbhpzTa
23/345175x167
2 fumarolesA period 10 oscillator that is a non-trivial combination of two fumaroles and...2fumaroles.rle
Noam Elkies
23/34315x12
2x12 infinite growthThe only pattern that fits in a 2x12 box that exhibits infinite gro2x12infinitegrowt...
DivusIulius
23/31712x2
2x2 10-cell still lifesAll 126 still lifes in the 2x2 (125/36) rule.2x210cellstilllif...
Nathaniel Johnston
125/361260222x50
2x2 2-cell still lifesAll 2-cell still lifes in the 2x2 (125/36) rule.2x22cellstilllife...
125/3645x2
2x2 3-cell still lifesAll 3-cell still lifes in the 2x2 (125/36) rule.2x23cellstilllife...
125/3633x3
2x2 4-cell still lifesAll 4-cell still lifes in the 2x2 (125/36) rule.2x24cellstilllife...
125/361214x4
2x2 5-cell still lifesAll 5-cell still lifes in the 2x2 (125/36) rule.2x25cellstilllife...
125/362022x5
2x2 6-cell still lifesAll 9 6-cell still lifes in the 2x2 (125/36) rule.2x26cellstilllife...
125/365458x6
2x2 7-cell still lifesAll 10 7-cell still lifes in the 2x2 (125/36) rule.2x27cellstilllife...
125/367036x15
2x2 8-cell still lifesAll 27 8-cell still lifes in the 2x2 (125/36) rule.2x28cellstilllife...
125/36216111x17
2x2 9-cell still lifesAll 48 9-cell still lifes in the 2x2 (125/36) rule.2x29cellstilllife...
125/36432229x17
2x2 block oscillatorsSome block oscillators in the 2x2 rule.2x2blockoscillato...
125/364026x2
2x2 gliderA diagonal c/8 glider in the 2x2 (125/36) rule.2x2glider.rle
125/3665x4
2x2 line pufferThe first known pattern to exhibit infinite growth in 2x2.2x2linepuffer.rle
Nathaniel Johnston
125/3695x9
2x2 oscillatorsA stamp collection of oscillators in the 2x2 (125/36) rule.2x2oscillators.rle
Lewis Patterson
125/364039277x175
2x2 period 2 oscillatorsA collection of period 2 oscillators in the 2x2 (125/36) rule.2x2period2oscilla...
Lewis Patterson
125/3613251x16
2x2 still lifesSome common still lifes in the 2x2 (125/36) rule.2x2stills.rle
125/368038x12
30P4H2V0.4http://conwaylife.com/wiki/30P4H2V0.430p4h2v04.rle
Unknown
23/33014x9
30P4H2V0.4 glider synthesissynthesis found on 10 September 201530p4h2v04_synth.rle
Tanner Jacobi
23/31475757x100
30P5H2V0An orthogonal spaceship with period 5. The smallest known 2c/5 spac30p5h2v0.rle
Paul Tooke
23/33013x11
30P5H2V0 Synthesis65-glider synthesis 30P5H2V030p5h2v0_synth.rle
Martin Grant, Tanner Jacobi, Chris Cain
23/311931386x338
31c/240 reactionA reaction consisting of Herschels climbing blocks, used by some spaceships, ...31c240reaction.rle
23/31110x26
31P8H4V0http://conwaylife.com/wiki/31P8H4V031p8h4v0.rle
Unknown
23/33111x11
339P7H1V0The second known c/7 spaceship, found by Matthias Merzenich in February 2017.339p7h1v0.rle
Matthias Merzenich
23/333917x96
(34,7)c/156 Herschel climberhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/(34,7)c/156_Herschel_climber347c156climber.rle
Unknown
23/344303x60
34P13The smallest known period 13 oscillator.34p13.rle
23/33416x16
34P64A period-64 oscillator discovered on 30 Oct 2010 using Nicolay34p64.rle
Matthias Merzenich
23/33421x21
35201Mhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/35201M35201m.rle
Andrzej Okrasinski
23/318320x20
35P52With a minimum population of 35 cells it is the smallest period 5235p52.rle
23/33517x17
35P52_synthA 17-glider synthesis of 35P5235p52_synth.rle
23/312094x79
36P22The smallest known period 22 oscillator.36p22.rle
23/33627x10
36P22_synthA 12-glider synthesis of 36P2236p22_synth.rle
Jason Summers
23/39668x32
37P10.1The smallest known non-trivial period-10 oscillator in terms of37p10.1.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/33713x10
37P10.2A small period-10 oscillator related to 37P10.137p10.2.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/33713x13
37P4H1V0http://conwaylife.com/wiki/37P4H1V037p4h1v0.rle
Josh Ball
23/33719x12
37P7.1A small period 7 sparker discovered in October, 200537p7.1.rle
Scot Ellison
23/33712x10
38P11.1The first period 11 oscillator to be found, and still the smallest38p111.rle
David Buckingham
23/33812x12
38P24A period-24 oscillator found on 17 Oct 2002 using Gabriel Nivasch's38p24.rle
Karel Suhajda
23/33820x20
38P7.2A period 7 oscillator discovered on February 17, 200938p7.2.rle
Nicolay Beluchenko
23/33813x11
38P7.2_synthGlider synthesis of 38P7.238p7.2_synth.rle
gmc_nxtman
23/3224175x37
38P7.3An alternate form of 38P7.238p7.3.rle
Nicolay Beluchenko
23/33813x13
3c/10 pi wavehttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/3c/10_pi_wave3c10piwave.rle
Unknown
23/313245x29
3c/14 pi wavehttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/3c/14_pi_wave3c14piwave.rle
Unknown
23/39039x39
3c/7 wavehttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/3c/7_wave3c7wave.rle
Stephen Silver
23/316863x9
3-engine CordershipA diagonal c/12 period 96 3-engine Cordership found on January 12, 2004.3enginecordership...
Paul Tooke
23/314958x65
3-engine Cordership_synthGlider synthesis of 3-engine Cordership.3enginecordership...
Jason Summers and Paul Tooke
23/37598x106
3-engine Cordership eaterAn eater for the 3-engine Cordership.3enginecordership...
Jason Summers
23/322289x97
3-engine Cordership gunA gun that fires 3-engine Corderships.3enginecordership...
Paul Tooke
23/31812279x258
3-engine Cordership LWSS reflectionA 3-engine Cordership reflecting a lightweight spaceship by 90 degr3enginecordership...
David Bell
23/316163x68
3-engine Cordership rakeA period 240 c/2 orthogonal 3-engine Cordership rake created on Jan3enginecordership...
Jason Summers
23/33685461x424
400P49A small period 49 oscillator based off of Noam Elkies' reflector te400p49.rle
23/340065x65
41P7.2A period 7 oscillator with an isolated two-bit spark41p7.2.rle
23/34113x14
42P10.1The first period 10 oscillator to be found. Found no later than 1976.42p101.rle
David Buckingham
23/34213x13
43P18The smallest known period 18 oscillator.43p18.rle
23/34320x15
43P18_synthA 16-glider synthesis of 43P1843p18_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3411120x81
440P49.1The first period 49 oscillator to be discovered. Found on August 1,440p49.1.rle
Noam Elkies
23/344065x65
44P12.2http://conwaylife.com/wiki/44P12.244p122.rle
Unknown
23/34414x14
44P5H2V0The first 2c/5 spaceship to be discovered44p5h2v0.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/34415x11
44P5H2V0The first 2c/5 orthogonal spaceship, discovered on July 23, 199144p5h2v0tagalongs...
Dean Hickerson
23/330166x35
44P7.2A period 7 oscillator that supplies two accessible domino sparks, discovered ...44p7.2.rle
David Buckingham
23/34416x16
45 hivenudgersAll 45 distinct period 4 c/2 orthogonal hivenudger spaceships.45hivenudgers.rle
23/32250155x116
46P22A period 22 oscillator discovered on September 8, 200546p22.rle
Jason Summers
23/34617x16
46P4H1V0The smallest known c/4 orthogonal spaceship. Has period 4.46p4h1v0.rle
23/34619x10
47P72The first period 72 oscillator to be discovered. Found in July 199047p72.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/34730x15
47P72_synthGlider synthesis of 47P72, a period 72 oscillator47p72_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3391150x90
4-8-12_diamondA pure glider generator.4812diamond.rle
23/33612x9
48P20A period-20 oscillator found in 200848p20.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/34815x15
48P22A period 22 oscillator discovered on March 4, 200948p22.rle
Nicolay Beluchenko
23/34816x16
48P22.1http://conwaylife.com/wiki/48P22.148p221.rle
Nicolay Beluchenko, 4 March 2009
23/34816x16
48P31The first known period-31 oscillator48p31.rle
Matthias Merzenich
23/34824x13
49P88A small non-trivial period 88 oscillator, discovered on September 149p88.rle
Paul Callahan
23/34927x25
49P88_synthA 16-glider synthesis of 49P8849p88_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3355117x81
4 boatsA period 2 oscillator made up of 4 boats.4boats.rle
23/3208x8
Four boats_synthGlider synthesis of four boats (aka. hourglass).4boats_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3362116x104
4c/13 laddersSome 4c/13 ladders that were discovered in 2000 for the Life withou4c13ladders.rle
Dean Hickerson
012345678/3637452x507
4c/9 laddersSeveral related 4c/9 ladders for the Life without death rule, found4c9ladders.rle
Dean Hickerson
012345678/3189920x258
4-engine CordershipA 4-engine c/12 period 96 diagonal Cordership found on July 9, 2005.4enginecordership...
David Bell
23/313476x76
4-engine Cordership synth14-glider recipe for 4-engine Cordership, minimum population 1344enginecordership...
Dave Greene
23/370131x131
4-engine Cordership v2A diagonal period 96 c/12 four-engine Cordership found on July 9, 2005.4enginecordership...
David Bell
23/313677x74
50P35A period 35 oscillator.50p35.rle
23/35033x21
50P35_synthGlider synthesis of 50P3550p35_synth.rle
Jeremy Tan
23/3308218x69
54P17.1The first period 17 oscillator to be found. Discovered on April 27,54p171.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/35415x13
56P18A period-18 oscillator found on 16 Oct 2002 using Gabriel Nivasch's56p18.rle
Jason Summers
23/35629x29
56P27A period-27 oscillator discovered in May, 201056p27.rle
Nicolay Beluchenko
23/35630x30
56P6H1V0Period 6 c/6 orthogonal spaceship. Discovered in May 2009.56p6h1v0.rle
Hartmut Holzwart
23/35626x12
58P5H1V1The smallest known c/5 diagonal spaceship58p5h1v1.rle
Matthias Merzenich
23/35823x23
5blinkhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/5blink5blink.rle
Scot Ellison
23/32813x9
5-engine CordershipA diagonal c/12 period 96 Cordership found on June 5, 2005.5enginecordership...
David Bell
23/3210104x75
5-engine Cordership synth18-glider synthesis of the 5-engine Cordership.5enginecordership...
Dave Greene
23/390162x158
5x5 infinite growthThe only pattern that fits in a 5x5 box that exhibits infinite grow5x5infinitegrowth...
Paul Callahan
23/3135x5
600P6H1V0A c/6 orthogonal period 6 spaceship, found in January 2016.600p6h1v0.rle
Matthias Merzenich
23/360019x146
60P13.1A period 13 oscillator that is a variant of 34P13.1.60p13.1.rle
Nicolay Beluchenko
23/36025x25
60P33A reduced stabilization of Jason Summers' period-33 engine60p33.rle
23/36030x24
60P3H1V0.3A period 3 orthogonal c/3 spaceship.60p3h1v0.3.rle
David Bell
23/36033x8
60P3H1V0.3 reactionsVarious reactions involving orthogonal spaceships colliding into a60p3h1v0.3reactio...
Dean Hickerson
23/3386185x43
60P3H1V0.3 interactionsSome reactions in which XWSSes collide into the back of a 60P3H1V0.360p3h1v03reaction...
Dean Hickerson
23/3386185x43
60P5H2V0A period 5 2c/5 orthogonal spaceship found in 1996.60p5h2v0.rle
Tim Coe
23/36019x11
60P5H2V0_synthGlider synthesis of 60P5H2V0.60p5h2v0_synth.rle
Noam Elkies
23/3315179x173
60P5H2V0 eaterTwo eater 2s used to eat a 60P5H2V0.60p5h2v0eater.rle
23/39833x26
64P13.1A period 13 oscillator that is a variant of 34P13.1.64p13.1.rle
Nicolay Beluchenko
23/36417x31
64P13.2A period 13 oscillator that is a variant of 34P13.1.64p13.2.rle
Nicolay Beluchenko
23/36419x31
64P2H1V0The smallest period 2 spaceship, discovered on July 28, 1989. Has speed c/2.64p2h1v0.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/36431x8
65P13.1The first period 13 oscillator to be found. Found in 1976.65p131.rle
David Buckingham
23/36525x15
65p131_synthGlider synthesis of 65P13.365p131_synth.rle
Martin Grant, Mark Niemiec
23/320581634x294
65P48The smallest known period-48 oscillator, found 13 September 201465p48.rle
Matthias Merzenich
23/36521x16
67P5H1V1The smallest known c/5 diagonal spaceship. Has period 5. Found in July 2006.67p5h1v1.rle
Nicolay Beluchenko
23/36722x20
68p32168p321.rle
23/36819x19
68p321_synth.rleGlider synthesis of 68p32.1, March 27th, 201668p321_synth.rle
Chris Cain
23/3120103x79
69P48The smallest known period 48 oscillator69p48.rle
Noam Elkies
23/36919x15
6 bitshttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/6_bits6bits.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/34940x23
6-engine CordershipA c/12 period 96 diagonal Cordership discovered in July 1998 that uses 6 swit...6enginecordership...
Dean Hickerson
23/318566x61
6-engine Cordership_synthGlider synthesis of 6-engine Cordership.6enginecordership...
23/3185301x293
6-engine Cordership gunA true period 784 gun that fires copies of the 6-engine Cordership.6enginecordership...
Dave Greene
23/3249761285x1065
6-engine Cordership v2A six-engine Cordership.6enginecordership...
23/326577x74
6-in-a-row Cordershiphttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/6-in-a-row_Cordership6inarowcordership...
Dave Greene
23/325095x99
6-in-a-row Cordership synth21-glider synthesis of the 6-in-a-row Cordership.6inarowcordership...
Dave Greene
23/3105171x175
7-in-a-row-Cordership-V-gunp726 V-gun for seven-engine-in-a-row Cordership: a 21-glider salvo7-in-a-row-Corder...
23/3325522325x2210
Spaghetti monsterhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Spaghetti_monster702p7h3v0.rle
Tim Coe
23/374727x137
70P2H1V0.1A c/2 orthogonal spaceship70p2h1v01.rle
23/38012x21
70P5H2V0The first known 2c/5 spaceship that was not based on 44P5H2V070p5h2v0.rle
Hartmut Holzwart
23/37018x16
71P17.1A variant of the first period 17 oscillator to be found.71p171.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/37118x14
7242x1quadraticgrowthquadratic growth in 7242x17242x1quadraticgr...
23/312677242x1
72P6H2V0The smallest known period-6 c/3 orthogonal spaceship.72p6h2v0.rle
23/37225x14
7468MA methuselah with lifespan 7468 found on February 20, 2005.7468m.rle
Tomas Rokicki
23/386x4
74P8H2V0The smallest known period-8 c/4 orthogonal spaceship.74p8h2v0.rle
23/37415x21
77p4h1v0177P4H1V0.177p4h1v01.rle
23/38121x15
77P6H1V1The smallest known c/6 diagonal spaceship; found in March, 201177p6h1v1.rle
Josh Ball
23/37736x36
77p77The smallest known period 77 oscillator.77p77.rle
23/37716x21
78P70A small non-trivial period 70 oscillator, discovered on78p70.rle
Karel Suhajda
23/37831x25
7-engine CordershipA diagonal period 96 c/12 Cordership that uses 7 switch engines, found on Aug...7enginecordership...
Dean Hickerson
23/318071x65
7-engine Cordership reflectionsA c/12 period 96 diagonal 7-engine Cordership being used to reflect7enginecordership...
23/320078x86
7-in-a-row CordershipA Cordership that uses 7 switch engines. Found no later than 1998.7inarowcordership...
Dean Hickerson
23/3289114x113
7-in-a-row Cordership_synthGlider synthesis of the 7-in-a-row Cordership.7inarowcordership...
23/3240250x184
7-in-a-row Cordership eaterAn 895-cell still life and eater for the 7-in-a-row Cordership.7inarowcordership...
Karel Suhajda
23/31260420x428
Lobster (spaceship)http://conwaylife.com/wiki/Lobster_(spaceship)83p7h1v1.rle
Matthias Merzenich
23/38326x26
84P87The smallest known period-87 oscillator.84p87.rle
23/38437x41
86P5H1V1The second c/5 diagonal spaceship to be discovered86p5h1v1.rle
Jason Summers
23/38623x23
86P9H3V0A period 9 spaceship related to 117P9H3V086p9h3v0.rle
David Bell
23/38637x13
87p26The smallest known period 26 oscillator.87p26.rle
23/38717x16
88P28A period 28 oscillator discovered on June 12, 200788p28.rle
Karel Suhajda
23/38836x36
8-engine Cordershiphttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/8-engine_Cordership8enginecordership...
Dean Hickerson
23/321683x83
92P33.1The smallest known period 33 oscillator as of April 2009. Found on92p331.rle
Jason Summers
23/39234x30
92p51The smallest known period 51 oscillator.92p51.rle
23/39224x23
94P27.1The smallest known period 27 oscillator as of April 2009. Found in94p271.rle
Jason Summers
23/39432x18
98P25A period-25 oscillator98p25.rle
Noam Elkies
23/39838x23
98P25_synthA 71-glider synthesis of 98P2598p25_synth.rle
23/33037200x360
B29withgliders.rlehttp://www.conwaylife.com/wiki/B29B29withgliders.rle
23/310255x16
BTS19-bit still life that's used as a catalyst in non-Spartan Herschel conduits.BTS.rle
Mark Niemiec
23/3197x8
Cambrian-ExplosionXRLE Pos=-815,-550Cambrian-Explosio...
23/3542961028x672
Corder-lineshipOptimized version of Jason Summers' p96 c/12 diagonal lineship.Corder-lineship.rle
23/37178675x653
Cordership-LWSS-freeze-tageight p384 c/12 forward rakes playing Freeze Tag with an LWSSCordership-LWSS-f...
23/36698642x598
Cordership-boat-burnerdiagonal period 576 c/12 spaceship in which a glider consumesCordership-boat-b...
23/33211619x638
Cordership-gun-p784p784 six-engine Cordership gun: Dave Greene, 2 May 2003Cordership-gun-p7...
23/3249761285x1065
Stamp collectionA collection of 650 oscillators of 83 different periods from 1DRH-oscillators.rle
Dean Hickerson, dean.hickerson@yahoo.com
23/3642673145x396
H-to-CXRLE Pos=-37,-19H-to-C.rle
23/3185701859x1919
H-to-S-5GXRLE Pos=0,-1H-to-S-5G.rle
23/3113106x96
HeisenburpXRLE Pos=-612,-401Heisenburp.rle
23/3134102938x2598
LWSS-breederThis is, to my knowledge, the first LWSS breeder created. It is aLWSS-breeder.rle
23/3173521640x619
P1-pseudo-HeisenburpXRLE Pos=-500,-290P1-pseudo-Heisenb...
23/3134102826x2487
Tetris Processorhttps://codegolf.stackexchange.com/questions/11880/build-a-working-game-of-te...TetrisOTCAMP.mc
B3/S23292010234462940928x10407936
Turing-Machine-3-state3-state, 3-symbol Turing machine: Paul Rendell, 3 February 2000Turing-Machine-3-...
23/3365491714x1647
Unit-Life-Deep-CellDeep Cell by Jared James Prince. A slight modification of DavidUnit-Life-Deep-Ce...
23/35449499x516
Achim's other p16http://conwaylife.com/wiki/Achim%27s_other_p16achimsotherp16.rle
Achim Flammenkamp
23/39635x35
Achim's p11A period 11 oscillator discovered on August 4, 1994achimsp11.rle
Achim Flammenkamp
23/37222x22
Achimsp11_synthGlider synthesis of Achim's p11.achimsp11_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec's life synthesis database, Thu Feb 19 02:05:22 2015
23/31567195x218
Achim's p144Period 144 oscillator found in 1994.achimsp144.rle
Achim Flammenkamp
23/34228x19
Achim's p144_synthGlider syntheses of Achim's p144.achimsp144_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3239106x109
Achim's p16A period 16 oscillator that was found in July 1994.achimsp16.rle
Achim Flammenkamp
23/33213x13
Achim's p16_synthIncremental synthesis by Mark Niemiec and direct synthesis by Jasonachimsp16_synth.rle
Mark Niemiec and Jason Summers
23/3508203x67
Achim's p4Period 4 oscillator found in 1988.achimsp4.rle
Achim Flammenkamp
23/34011x9
Achim's p4_synth7-glider synthesis based on a predecessor by Lewis Pattersonachimsp4_synth.rle
23/3381116x95
Achim's p8Period 8 oscillator found in July 1994.achimsp8.rle
Achim Flammenkamp
23/3189x9
achimsp8_synthGlider synthesis of Achim's p8achimsp8_synth.rle
23/34563x58
AcornA methuselah with lifespan 5206.acorn.rle
Charles Corderman
23/377x3
Acorn_synthGlider synthesis of an acorn.acorn_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/33542x7
adjustable-Corder-lineshipAdjustable-period growing/shrinking Corder-based c/12 lineshipadjustable-Corder...
23/34620894x809
advancerp30 glider advancer #6, advances gliders by 60 generations.advancer.rle
23/3329135x144
A for allA period 6 oscillator found in March 1993.aforall.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/32810x10
A for all_synthGlider syntheses of a for alls.aforall_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/320798x97
Aircraft carrierA 6-cell still life that is the smallest still life with more than one island.aircraftcarrier.rle
23/364x3
Aircraft carrier_synthGlider syntheses of aircraft carriers.aircraftcarrier_s...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3235146x90
AirforceA period 7 oscillator in which the rotor consists of two copies ofairforce.rle
David Buckingham
23/34214x15
AK47 reactionA reaction in which a honey farm predecessor catalysed by an eaterak47reaction.rle
Rich Schroeppel and David Buckingham
23/32310x12
AK-94The smallest known true p94 gun, found in May 2013.ak94.rle
Mike Playle
23/310338x25
AK-94 synthesis60-glider synthesis of AK-94, finished in July 2013.ak94_synth.rle
Martin Grant
23/3300186x207
Almost knightshipA pattern that is "almost" a period-6 knightship; only two cellsalmostknightship.rle
Eugene Langvagen
23/36713x19
AlmosymmetricA period 2 oscillator found in 1971.almosymmetric.rle
23/3179x8
Alternate eater 5An alternate form of eater 5 using a long hook with tail rather thaalternateeater5.rle
23/31710x6
Alternate_PD_on_snackerAn alternate form of pentadecathlon on snacker, with a smaller bounalternatepentadec...
23/35220x15
Alternate pi orbitalAn alternate version of pi orbital using a period 12 sparker foundalternatepiorbita...
Nicolay Beluchenko
23/327563x61
Alternate wickstretcher 1A slightly smaller form of wickstretcher 1alternatewickstre...
Paul Tooke
23/314638x20
Amphisbaenahttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Amphisbaenaamphisbaena.rle
Unknown
23/3117x5
amphisbaena_synthGlider synthesis of amphisbaenaamphisbaena_synth...
23/37164x17
annotation-format-eater-salvosKoenig annotation-format version of five-color MCell patternannotation-format...
23/31599645x399
anteater1c/4 diagonal anteater: Nicolay Beluchenko, 29 July 2005anteater1.rle
23/3608173x97
anteater2c/4 double anteater: Nicolay Beluchenko, 29 July 2005anteater2.rle
23/325578x81
anteater3c/4 anteater-related spaceships: Nicolay Beluchenko, 29 July 2005anteater3.rle
23/3775162x116
anteater4anteater-related double puffer: Nicolay Beluchenko, 29 July 2005anteater4.rle
23/326172x72
anteater5c/4 anteater connected to puffer: Nicolay Beluchenko, 29 July 2005anteater5.rle
23/332650x143
anteater6central glide-symmetric anteater element used as a tagalonganteater6.rle
23/3452174x51
anteater7alternate anteaters connected to sparking ships using glide-anteater7.rle
23/3637200x94
anteater8small anteater based on c/4 domino-spark shipanteater8.rle
23/313724x62
AntsAn orthogonal period 5 lightspeed wick.ants.rle
23/37244x4
AnvilAn induction coil.anvil.rle
23/3137x4
Asymmetric pre-pulsar spaceshipAn asymmetric version of the period 30 orthogonal c/5 pre-pulsar spaceship, i...apps.rle
Alan Hensel
23/312869x15
Aries betwixt two blocksThe most common naturally-occurring 31-bit still life.ariesbetwixttwobl...
23/3319x8
31-1.rleariesbetwixttwobl...
Mark D. Niemiec's life synthesis database, Thu Feb 19 02:01:39 2015
23/3204111x40
ark1ark1.rle
23/31632x29
ark2ark2.rle
23/31953x44
aVerageA period 5 oscillator in which the average number of live rotor cells is five...average.rle
David Buckingham
23/34213x11
B29A small c/4 diagonal spaceship with an isolated domino spark; discob29.rle
Hartmut Holzwart
23/3298x16
B29_synth.rleOriginal 54-glider synthesis found by Tanner Jacobi, 5 April 2015.b29_synth.rle
Tanner Jacobi, Martin Grant, Matthias Merzenich
23/3209221x29
B29 with glidersthree ways in which gliders can non-trivially follow a B29b29withgliders.rle
23/310254x16
B3578/S238 replicatorA replicator in the B3578/S238 rule.b3578s238replicat...
heyitsguay
238/3578167x7
B-52 bomberA true period 104 double-barrelled glider gun. It uses a B-heptomino andb52bomber.rle
Noam Elkies
23/38539x21
Babbling brook 1A period 4 oscillator that was discovered in August 1997. It is the only know...babblingbrook1.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/34616x10
Backrake 1An orthogonal period 8 c/2 backrake.backrake1.rle
Jason Summers
23/38827x18
Backrake 2A period 12 orthogonal c/2 backrake.backrake2.rle
David Buckingham
23/36019x26
Backrake 3A pseudo period 32 (true period 64) orthogonal c/2 backrake based obackrake3.rle
23/312433x103
Backward space rakeA simple orthogonal backward glider rake with period 20 and speed cbackwardspacerake...
23/36523x20
BakerA diagonal period 4 lightspeed fuse.baker.rle
Keith McClelland
23/31816x14
Baker's dozenA period 12 oscillator that consists of a loaf hassled by two blocks and two ...bakersdozen.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/34523x11
Baker's dozen_synthA 30-glider synthesis of baker's dozenbakersdozen_synth...
23/3487149x75
BakeryA common 28-cell still life formation of two bi-loaves.bakery.rle
23/32810x10
Bakery_synthGlider synthesis of bakeries.bakery_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3518151x104
BargeA common 6-cell still life.barge.rle
23/364x4
Barge 2 (extended)A c/2 period 2 orthogonal spaceship.barge2extended.rle
Hartmut Holzwart
23/3808105x50
Barge 2 (spaceship)A period 2 c/2 orthogonal extendable spaceship.barge2spaceship.rle
Hartmut Holzwart
23/39435x15
Barge_synthGlider synthesis of barges.barge_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3231147x86
Barge (extended)A period 3 c/3 orthogonal spaceship.bargeextended.rle
Hartmut Holzwart and David Bell
23/31234101x67
Barge (spaceship)A period 3 c/3 orthogonal extendable spaceship.bargespaceship.rle
Hartmut Holzwart and David Bell
23/317461x20
Barge with long tailhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Barge_with_long_tailbargewithlongtail...
Unknown
23/3117x5
bargewithlongtail_synthGlider synthesis of barge with long tailbargewithlongtail...
23/35757x16
basic-rakesSome common and typical c/2 rakes.basic-rakes.rle
23/3372263x79
BeaconA common period 2 oscillator.beacon.rle
John Conway
23/364x4
Beacon_synthGlider synthesis of beacons.beacon_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3396151x106
beacon and long hook_synthA 6-glider synthesis of beacon and long hookbeaconandlonghook...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/34427x22
Beacon and two tailsA period 2 oscillator.beaconandtwotails...
23/3147x7
Beacon and two tails_synthGlider synthesis of beacon and two tails.beaconandtwotails...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/399106x18
Beacon makerA diagonal period 8 lightspeed fuse that creates beacons as its burns.beaconmaker.rle
23/31916x15
Beacon on 38P11.1The smallest known period 22 oscillator, though it is usually considered triv...beaconon38p11.1.rle
23/34012x14
Beacon on table tie eaterhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Beacon_on_table_tie_eaterbeaconontabletiee...
Unknown
23/3198x8
Bee hatA 15-cell still life.beehat.rle
23/3156x6
Bee hat_synthA 4-glider synthesis of bee hatbeehat_synth.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/33531x12
BeehiveAn extremely common 6-cell still life.beehive.rle
John Conway
23/364x3
Beehive_synthSyntheses of beehives.beehive_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3153156x60
Beehive and capThe 14-cell still life.beehiveandcap.rle
23/3145x7
Beehive and dockA 16-cell still life.beehiveanddock.rle
23/3166x7
Beehive and long hook eating tubA period 3 oscillator.beehiveandlonghoo...
Robert Wainwright
23/31811x5
Beehive and long hook eating tub_synthA 12-glider synthesis of beehive and long hook eating tubbeehiveandlonghoo...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3144117x32
Beehive and tableA 12-cell still life.beehiveandtable.rle
23/3125x6
beehive and table_synthGlider syntheses of beehive and tablebeehiveandtable_s...
23/3155106x49
Beehive at beehiveA simple 12-cell still life composed of two beehive.beehiveatbeehive.rle
23/3126x6
Beehive at beehive_synthGlider syntheses of beehive at beehive.beehiveatbeehive_...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3495156x110
Beehive at loafA 13-cell still life.beehiveatloaf.rle
23/3136x7
Beehive at loaf_synthGlider synthesis of beehive at loaf.beehiveatloaf_syn...
Dean Hickerson
23/34840x20
Beehive bend tailA 12-cell still life.beehivebendtail.rle
23/3125x6
Beehive bend tail_synthGlider syntheses of beehive bend tailbeehivebendtail_s...
23/3299114x101
Beehive fuseA diagonal 3c/32 period 128 fuse.beehivefuse.rle
23/33930x32
Beehive test tube babyhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Beehive_test_tube_babybeehivetesttubeba...
Unknown
23/31710x6
Beehive with nineA 12-cell still life.beehivewithnine.rle
23/3127x6
Beehive with nine_synthGlider syntheses of beehive with ninebeehivewithnine_s...
23/310767x40
Beehive with tailA 10-cell still life.beehivewithtail.rle
23/3106x5
Beehive with tail_synthGlider syntheses of beehive with tails.beehivewithtail_s...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/316677x76
Bent keysA period 3 oscillator found in August 1989.bentkeys.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/31612x5
Bent keys_synthA 10-glider synthesis of bent keysbentkeys_synth.rle
Jason Summers
23/36857x27
B-heptominoA very common methuselah with lifespan 148 that often arises with the cell at...bheptomino.rle
23/374x3
B-heptomino_synthGlider syntheses of B-heptominoes.bheptomino_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3269147x79
Bi-blockAn 8-cell pseudo still life.biblock.rle
23/385x2
Bi-block_synthGlider syntheses of bi-blocks.biblock_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3184105x92
Bi-boathttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Bi-boatbiboat.rle
Unknown
23/3107x3
Bi-capA 16-cell still life consisting of two caps.bicap.rle
23/3164x7
Bi-cap_synthGlider synthesis of bi-cap.bicap_synth.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/36163x48
Bi-clockA pure glider generator made up of two clocks.biclock.rle
23/3127x7
Big gliderThe first known diagonal spaceship other than the glider. Has period 4 and sp...bigglider.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/36818x18
bigglidertagalongsTagalongs for one or more "big gliders".bigglidertagalong...
23/315234x28
Big SA 14-cell still life.bigs.rle
23/3147x6
Big S_synthGlider syntheses of big S.bigs_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3316152x77
Bi-gunA true period 46 double-barreled glider gun.bigun.rle
Bill Gosper
23/34450x15
Bi-gun_synthGlider synthesis of bi-gun.bigun_synth.rle
Nathaniel Johnston
23/3114125x23
billiard-tableA "billiard table" oscillator is defined as any oscillator inbilliard-table.rle
23/34865347x222
Bi-loaf 1A 14-cell still life that makes up half of a bakery.biloaf1.rle
23/3147x7
Bi-loaf 1_synthGlider synthesis of bi-loaf 1s.biloaf1_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3352149x91
Bi-loaf 2A 14-cell still life.biloaf2.rle
23/3147x7
Bi-loaf 2_synthGlider syntheses of bi-loaf 2s.biloaf2_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3236152x46
Bi-loaf 3A small pure glider generator.biloaf3.rle
23/3124x7
Bi-loaf 4A 14-cell still life.biloaf4.rle
23/3146x6
biloaf4_synthGlider synthesis of bi-loaf 4biloaf4_synth.rle
23/32010x10
BipoleThe barberpole of length 2 and thus a period 2 oscillator.bipole.rle
23/385x5
Bipole_synthGlider synthesis of bipole.bipole_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3252157x49
Bipole bridge pseudo-barberpoleA period 10 oscillator composed of a bipole and a pseudo-barberpole. The smal...bipolebridgepseud...
23/32317x17
Bipole bridge pseudo-barberpole_synthA 62-glider synthesis of bipole bridge pseudo-barberpolebipolebridgepseud...
23/3767152x196
Bipole on boathttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Bipole_on_boatbipoleonboat.rle
Unknown
23/3138x8
Bi-pondA 16-cell still life made up of two ponds.bipond.rle
23/3167x7
Bi-pond_synthGlider syntheses of bi-ponds.bipond_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3128111x21
Birthday pufferhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Birthday_pufferbirthdaypuffer.rle
Unknown
23/31620354x403
Bistable switchA logic circuit found in 1994 whilst searching for a stable reflectbistableswitch.rle
Paul Callahan
23/35375x61
Biting off more than they can chewA period 3 oscillator found in July 1972.bitingoffmorethan...
Peter Raynham
23/32612x12
Biting off more than they can chew_synthGlider synthesis of biting off more than they can chew.bitingoffmorethan...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3502122x108
Biting off more than they can chew extendedAn extension of the period 3 oscillator "biting off more than they can chew".bitingoffmorethan...
23/33016x15
BlinkerA period 2 oscillator that is the smallest and most common oscillator.blinker.rle
John Conway
23/333x1
Blinker_synthGlider syntheses of blinkers.blinker_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3181150x75
Blinker fuseAn orthogonal 2c/3 period 18 fuse that burns cleanly through blinkers.blinkerfuse.rle
23/33725x5
Blinker fuse 2An orthogonal 2c/3 period 6 blinker fuse.blinkerfuse2.rle
23/37362x5
Blinker fuse 3An orthogonal 2c/3 period 6 blinker fuse.blinkerfuse3.rle
23/35548x7
Blinker fuse (6c/13)A 6c/13 orthogonal period 26 blinker fuse.blinkerfuse6c13.rle
23/33862x3
Blinker fuse_synthGlider synthesis of blinker fuse.blinkerfuse_synth...
23/34039x11
Blinker puffer 1An orthogonal period 8 c/2 blinker puffer. The first blinker puffer to be found.blinkerpuffer1.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/3379x18
Blinker puffer 1_synthGlider synthesis of Robert Wainwright's blinker puffer 1.blinkerpuffer1_sy...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/38979x53
Blinker puffer 2An orthogonal period 4 c/2 blinker puffer found in 1992.blinkerpuffer2.rle
David Bell
23/37917x25
Blinker (rotor)http://conwaylife.com/wiki/Blinker_(rotor)blinkerrotor.rle
23/323x1
Blinkers bit poleA period 2 oscillator found in June 1977.blinkersbitpole.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/3157x6
Blinker ship 1A blinker ship created by Paul Schick based on his Schick engine.blinkership1.rle
Paul Schick
23/36327x15
BlockAn extremely common 4-cell still life.block.rle
23/342x2
Block_synthBlock glider synthesis.block_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3228148x74
BlockadeA 16-cell still life made up of four blocks.blockade.rle
23/31623x10
Blockade_synthGlider syntheses of lumps of muck/blockade.blockade_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3301134x96
Block and capA 12-cell still life.blockandcap.rle
23/3124x6
Block and cap_synthGlider syntheses of block and caps.blockandcap_synth...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3249107x113
Block and dockA 14-cell still life made up of a block and a dock.blockanddock.rle
23/3146x6
Block and dock_synthGlider syntheses of block on docks.blockanddock_synt...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3296120x106
Block and gliderA methuselah with lifespan 106.blockandglider.rle
23/364x3
Block and two tailsA 12-cell still life.blockandtwotails.rle
23/3125x5
Block and two tails_synthGlider syntheses of block and two tailsblockandtwotails_...
23/3212107x81
Blocked p4-1A period 4 oscillator.blockedp41.rle
Adam P. Goucher
23/37523x14
Blocked p4-2A period 4 oscillator.blockedp42.rle
Adam P. Goucher
23/34822x8
Blocked p4-3A period 4 oscillator.blockedp43.rle
Adam P. Goucher
23/34821x9
Blocked p4-4A sparking period 4 oscillator found by Matthias Merzenich in April 2010.blockedp44.rle
Matthias Merzenich
23/34219x9
Blocked p4-5A sparking period 4 oscillator found by Matthias Merzenich in April 2010.blockedp45.rle
Matthias Merzenich
23/35118x12
Blocked p4 t-noseA period 4 oscillator.blockedp4tnose.rle
Adam P. Goucher
23/36325x13
Blocked p4 t-nose hybridA sparking period 4 oscillator found by Matthias Merzenich in April 2010.blockedp4tnosehyb...
Matthias Merzenich
23/35321x13
BlockerA period 8 oscillator.blocker.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/31510x5
Blocker_synthGlider synthesis of blocker.blocker_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3424157x80
blockish-and-blockic-seedsUpper left: Blockic 10-glider seed for a p256 oscillator --blockish-and-bloc...
23/33111691x391
Block-laying switch engineA diagonal period 288 c/12 block-laying puffer.blocklayingswitch...
Charles Corderman
23/34329x28
Block-laying switch engine_synthGlider synthesis for a block-laying switch engine.blocklayingswitch...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3147141x85
Block-laying switch engine predecessorA simple 12-cell pattern that evolves into the diagonal period 288 c/12 block...blocklayingswitch...
23/31216x4
Block on boatA 9-cell pseudo still life.blockonboat.rle
23/396x3
Block on boat_synthGlider synthesis of block on boats.blockonboat_synth...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3182144x94
Block on tableA simple 10-cell still life.blockontable.rle
23/3104x5
Block on table_synthGlider syntheses of block on table.blockontable_synt...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3140109x51
BlockstackerA pattern that creates an infinite row of blocks. Created on Augustblockstacker.rle
Jason Summers
23/38117531x915
BlomA methuselah with lifespan 23314 found in July 2002.blom.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/31312x5
Blonkerhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Blonkerblonker.rle
Nicolay Beluchenko
23/32012x8
blonker_synthGlider synthesis of blonkerblonker_synth.rle
Martin Grant
23/39042x32
BoatThe only 5-cell still life.boat.rle
23/353x3
Boat_synthGlider syntheses of boats.boat_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3285152x105
Boat-bitA reaction that shows how boats (along with a snake or aircraft carboatbit.rle
23/32625x24
Boat makerA diagonal period 4 lightspeed fuse that makes boats as it burns.boatmaker.rle
23/32318x17
Boat on aircrafthttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Boat_on_aircraftboatonaircraft.rle
Unknown
23/3116x7
boatonaircraft_synthGlider synthesis of Boat on aircraftboatonaircraft_sy...
23/33644x45
Boat on quadpoleA period 2 oscillator.boatonquadpole.rle
23/31510x10
Boat on quadpole_synthGlider syntheses of boat on quadpoleboatonquadpole_sy...
23/3373121x109
Boat on snakehttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Boat_on_snakeboatonsnake.rle
Unknown
23/3117x5
Boat on spark coilA period 2 oscillator.boatonsparkcoil.rle
23/3238x11
Boat on spark coil_synthGlider syntheses of boat on spark coilboatonsparkcoil_s...
23/324173x87
Boat-ship-tieAn 11-cell still life made up of a ship and a boat.boatshiptie.rle
23/3116x6
Boat-ship-tie_synthGlider syntheses of boat-ship-ties.boatshiptie_synth...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3418143x112
Boatstretcher 1The first diagonal wickstretcher to be foundboatstretcher1.rle
Hartmut Holzwart
23/37721x21
Boat test tube babyhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Boat_test_tube_babyboattesttubebaby.rle
Unknown
23/31810x6
Boat-tieA 10-cell still life.boattie.rle
23/3106x6
Boat-tie_synthGlider syntheses of boat-ties.boattie_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3338153x86
Boat with hooked tailhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Boat_with_hooked_tailboatwithhookedtai...
Unknown
23/3116x4
Boat with long tailA 10-cell still life.boatwithlongtail.rle
23/3106x4
Boat with long tail_synthGlider synthesis of boat with long tail.boatwithlongtail_...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/37568x23
Boat with very long tailhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Boat_with_very_long_tailboatwithverylongt...
Unknown
23/3117x4
bobsledrun2revised switch-engine 'bobsled run' using boats as catalystsbobsledrun2.rle
23/3943216x232
Bomber predecessorA predecessor of the bomber spaceship in the HighLife rule.bomberpredecessor...
Nathan Thompson
23/36910x6
Boojum reflectorThe smallest known stable reflector (as of January 2009).boojumreflector.rle
David Greene
23/36544x32
BookendAn induction coil.bookend.rle
23/374x3
Bookend_synthGlider synthesis of bookend.bookend_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3261118x77
BookendsA 14-cell still life.bookends.rle
23/3147x4
Bookends_synthGlider syntheses of bookends.bookends_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3326126x91
Boring p24http://conwaylife.com/wiki/Boring_p24boringp24.rle
Unknown
23/38226x18
BossA period 4 oscillator.boss.rle
David Buckingham
23/34211x14
BottleA period 8 oscillator.bottle.rle
Achim Flammenkamp
23/38018x18
BrainAn orthogonal period 3 c/3 spaceship.brain.rle
David Bell
23/37017x11
Brain perturbing gliderhttp://www.conwaylife.com/wiki/Brainbrainperturbinggl...
23/37522x14
Breeder 1The first pattern to be found that exhibits quadratic growth. Foundbreeder1.rle
Bill Gosper
23/34060749x338
BricklayerA pattern found on September 29, 2002.bricklayer.rle
David Bell
23/3968141x88
broken-lines.mcBroken lines pattern - does it work forever?broken-lines.mc
1766227x118
brokenlifeXRLE Pos=0,0brokenlife.rle
23/31766227x118
Broken lineswww.conwaylife.com/wiki/Broken_linesbrokenlines.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/31766227x118
BuckarooA period 30 oscillator based on the queen bee shuttle.buckaroo.rle
David Buckingham
23/32323x9
Buckaroo_synthGlider synthesis of buckaroo.buckaroo_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3133107x45
Bullet heptominoGeneration 1 of the T-tetromino.bulletheptomino.rle
23/373x3
BumperA small, color-preserving 90° glider reflector with a repeat time of 34.bumper.rle
Tanner Jacobi
23/33221x9
BunAn induction coil that is a common predecessor of the honey farm.bun.rle
23/374x3
BunniesA methuselah and parent of rabbits with lifespan 17332.bunnies.rle
Robert Wainwright and Andrew Trevorrow
23/398x4
Bunnies 10A methuselah with lifespan 17423 that evolves similarly to bunniesbunnies10.rle
Tomas Rokicki
23/3106x6
Bunnies 11A methuselah with lifespan 17465 that evolves similarly to bunniesbunnies11.rle
Tomas Rokicki
23/3116x4
Bunnies 9A methuselah with lifespan 17410 that evolves similarly to bunniesbunnies9.rle
Paul Callahan
23/398x7
Bunnies_synthGlider synthesis of bunnies.bunnies_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/34448x13
BurloaferimeterA period 7 oscillator.burloaferimeter.rle
David Buckingham
23/32810x11
Burloaferimeter_synthGlider synthesis of burloaferimeter.burloaferimeter_s...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3363158x41
ButterflyEvolves into a formation of two beehives afterbutterfly.rle
23/384x4
Butterfly_synthGlider synthesis of butterflies.butterfly_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3253151x75
By flopsA period 2 oscillator.byflops.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/3136x7
By flops_synthGlider synthesis of by flops.byflops_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3513156x92
c2-Cordership-rakep240 c/2 orthogonal rake for Paul Tooke's 3-engine Cordershipc2-Cordership-rak...
23/33685461x424
c/2 wickstretcherA c/2 orthogonal wickstretcher that stretches a period 6 wickc2wickstretcher.rle
23/338243x61
c3-forward-rake-p333Engineless c/3 p333 forward rakec3-forward-rake-p...
23/3139932089x1527
c3-orthogonalAll known c/3 ships up to 50 bits.c3-orthogonal.rle
23/39174799x462
c/3 greyshipA c/3 orthogonal greyship using several methods of stabilization,c3greyship.rle
Hartmut Holzwart
23/311689296x131
c/3 ladderA naturally-occurring c/3 ladder in the Life without death rule.c3ladder.rle
012345678/3205x8
c/3 laddersSome uncommon c/3 ladders in Life without death.c3ladders.rle
Dean Hickerson
012345678/3115314x213
c/3 puffer #1The first c/3 orthogonal puffer, discovered in April 1996c3puffer1.rle
David Bell
23/341387x38
c4-diag-switch-enginesc/4 diagonal switch-engine breederc4-diag-switch-en...
23/3878152x94
c4-diagonal-pufferHighly non-optimized dirty c/4 diagonal puffer (p4284).c4-diagonal-puffe...
23/32422897x897
c4-diagonalMost known c/4 diagonal spaceships up to 70 bits.c4-diagonal.rle
23/3340961386x765
c4-orthogonalAll known c/4 orthogonal ships up to 70 bits.c4-orthogonal.rle
23/3204791696x652
c4-sideways-rakep4508+32N c/4 adjustable-period sideways glider rake.c4-sideways-rake.rle
23/3159083285x3306
c/4 diagonal puffer 1The first known c/4 diagonal puffer; found on February 9, 2004c4diagonalpuffer1...
Hartmut Holzwart
23/324884x60
c/4 diagonal spaceshipsA small selection of c/4 period 4 diagonal spaceships.c4diagonalspacesh...
Jason Summers
23/35775392x267
c4greyshipsample c/4 greyshipc4greyship.rle
23/35769177x183
c/4 orthogonal spaceshipsA small selection of c/4 period 4 orthogonal spaceships.c4orthogonalspace...
Jason Summers
23/36773311x267
C/4 wavehttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/C/4_wavec4wave.rle
Bullet51
23/3281120x45
c5-adjustable-rakeAdjustable period 165+5N c/5 rakec5-adjustable-rak...
23/373342468x910
c/5 diagonal puffer 1The first c/5 diagonal puffer, discovered on September 5, 2010c5diagonalpuffer1...
Matthias Merzenich
23/325785x71
c/5 diagonal tubstretcherA c/5 diagonal wickstretcherc5diagonaltubstre...
Matthias Merzenich
23/324255x55
c/5 greyshipA c/5 orthogonal greyship discovered in March 2010c5greyship.rle
Hartmut Holzwart
23/38056286x199
c/9 reactionhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/C/9_reactionc9reaction.rle
Unknown
23/389x4
Caber tosser 1A smaller version of the first caber tosser found. Uses a 7-enginecabertosser1.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/3303145x114
Canada gooseA c/4 period 4 spaceship. At the time of its discovery, the Canada goose was ...canadagoose.rle
Jason Summers
23/33613x12
CandelabraA period 3 oscillator.candelabra.rle
Charles Trawick
23/32816x6
CandlefrobraA period 3 oscillator found in November 1984.candlefrobra.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/31610x5
Candlefrobra_synthA 12-glider synthesis of candlefrobracandlefrobra_synt...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3187117x56
CanoeAn 8-cell still life.canoe.rle
23/385x5
Canoe_synthGlider syntheses of canoes.canoe_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/35673x21
CapAn induction coil.cap.rle
23/384x3
Cap and dockhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Cap_and_dockcapanddock.rle
Unknown
23/3187x6
Carnival shuttleA period 12 oscillator.carnivalshuttle.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/35838x7
Carrier siamese carrierA 10-cell still life composed of two aircraft carriers attached together.carriersiamesecar...
23/3107x4
Carrier siamese carrier_synthGlider synthesis of carrier siamese carrier.carriersiamesecar...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/320789x83
Carrier siamese snakeA 10-cell still life composed of an aircraft carrier and a snake attached tog...carriersiamesesna...
23/3107x3
Carrier siamese snake_synthGlider synthesis of carrier siamese snake.carriersiamesesna...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3282151x92
Carrier with featherhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Carrier_with_feathercarrierwithfeathe...
Unknown
23/3117x4
catacryst.mccatacryst -- a 58-cell quadratic growth patterncatacryst.mc
582555x1772
CatacrystA 58-cell quadratic growth pattern.catacryst.rle
Nick Gotts
23/3582555x1772
CatererA period 3 oscillator.caterer.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/3128x6
Caterer_synthGlider synthesis of caterer.caterer_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3338149x93
Caterer on 34P13A small period 39 oscillatorcatereron34p13.rle
Jason Summers
23/34623x16
Caterer on 36P22A small non-trivial period 66 oscillatorcatereron36p22.rle
23/34833x13
Caterer on 42P7.1The smallest known period-21 oscillator, non-trivial becausecatereron42p7.1.rle
Unknown
23/35417x14
Caterer on 44P7.2A small period 21 oscillatorcatereron44p7.2.rle
23/35619x16
Caterer on 48P31The smallest known period-93 oscillator.catereron48p31.rle
23/36024x27
Caterer on 68P32The smallest known period-96 oscillator.catereron68p32.rle
23/38029x23
Caterer on figure eightThe smallest known period 24 oscillator.catereronfigureei...
23/32418x6
Caterer on rattlesnakeThe smallest known period-33 oscillator.catereronrattlesn...
23/34613x20
Caterpillarhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Caterpillarcaterpillar.mc
B3/S23119673994195x330721
caterpillar17c/45 Caterpillar spaceship.caterpillar.rle
119673994195x330721
CauldronA period 8 oscillator found in 1971.cauldron.rle
Robert Wainwright and Don Woods
23/33211x13
Cauldron_synthGlider synthesis of cauldron.cauldron_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3597160x103
CentinalA period 100 oscillator based on the p54 shuttle and the twin bees shuttle.centinal.rle
Bill Gosper
23/37052x17
Centinal_synthGlider synthesis of centinal.centinal_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3234112x104
Centinal reflectorCentinal about to reflect a glider 90 degreescentinalreflector...
Bill Gosper
23/311152x22
Centipedehttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Centipedecentipede.mc
B3/S2362090111656x126728
CenturyA methuselah with lifespan 103.century.rle
23/364x3
Century eaterAn eater for century (or equivalently, bookend) made up of three eater 1s sur...centuryeater.rle
23/33321x21
centuryeater2.rlehttp://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=8177#p8177centuryeater2.rle
Ivan Fomichev
23/35252x42
Cha chahttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Cha_chachacha.rle
Unknown
23/3168x6
16chacha.rlechacha_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec's life synthesis database, Thu Feb 19 02:03:06 2015
23/3183129x46
Champage glassThe smallest known non-trivial period 22 oscillator.champageglass.rle
23/34515x12
Champagne glassA period 22 oscillator found in the mid-1990s.champagneglass.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/34515x12
chase-the-gliderA pattern which "chases the glider".chase-the-glider.rle
23/3162371717x1627
ChemistA period 5 oscillator.chemist.rle
23/34815x13
C-heptominoA methuselah with lifespan 148 that evolves in the same way as the B-heptomin...cheptomino.rle
23/374x3
Cheshire catA block predecessor.cheshirecat.rle
C. R. Tompkins
23/3186x6
Chicken wireA simple stable agar.chickenwire.rle
23/372036x40
Circle of firehttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Circle_of_firecircleoffire.rle
Unknown
23/34211x11
Cis-barge with tailA 10-cell still life.cisbargewithtail.rle
23/3106x5
Cis-barge with tail_synthGlider synthesis of cis-barge with tail.cisbargewithtail_...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/39277x52
Cis-beacon and anvilA period 2 oscillator.cisbeaconandanvil...
23/3197x9
Cis-beacon and capA period 2 oscillator.cisbeaconandcap.rle
23/3144x8
Cis-beacon and cap_synthGlider synthesis of cis-beacon and cap.cisbeaconandcap_s...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/378106x12
Cis-beacon and dockA period 2 oscillator.cisbeaconanddock.rle
23/3166x8
Cis-beacon and dock_synthGlider syntheses of cis-beacon and dockcisbeaconanddock_...
23/3217108x58
Cis-beacon and tableA period 2 oscillator.cisbeaconandtable...
23/3124x7
Cis-beacon and table_synthGlider synthesis of cis-beacon and table.cisbeaconandtable...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3170107x49
Cis-beacon up and long hookA period 2 oscillator composed of a beacon and a long hook.cisbeaconupandlon...
23/3145x8
beacon and long hook_synthA 6-glider synthesis of beacon and long hookcisbeaconupandlon...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/34427x22
Cis-block and long hookA 12-cell still life.cisblockandlongho...
23/3125x6
Cis-block and long hook_synthGlider syntheses of Cis-block and long hookcisblockandlongho...
23/3260145x87
Cis-boat and dockA 15-cell still life.cisboatanddock.rle
23/3156x7
Cis-boat and dock_synthGlider syntheses of cis-boat and docks.cisboatanddock_sy...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3292115x101
Cis-boat and long hook eating tubA period 3 oscillator.cisboatandlonghoo...
Robert Wainwright
23/31711x5
Cis-boat and long hook eating tub_synthA 13-glider synthesis of cis-boat and long hook eating tubcisboatandlonghoo...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3160147x20
Cis-boat and tableAn 11-cell still life consisting of a boat on a table. It is the 81st most co...cisboatandtable.rle
23/3114x6
Cis-boat and table_synthGlider syntheses of cis-boat and tablecisboatandtable_s...
23/3178104x123
Cis-boat with ninehttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Cis-boat_with_ninecisboatwithnine.rle
Unknown
23/3116x6
Cis-boat with tailA 9-cell still life.cisboatwithtail.rle
23/395x5
Cis-boat with tail_synthGlider syntheses of trans-boat with tails.cisboatwithtail_s...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/39265x36
Cis-fuse with two tailsA simple 12-cell still life.cisfusewithtwotai...
23/3126x6
Cis-fuse with two tails_synthGlider syntheses of Cis-fuse with two tailscisfusewithtwotai...
23/3446127x116
Cis-hook and R-beeA 14-cell still life composed of a bookend and a bun.cishookandrbee.rle
23/3144x7
Cis-hook with tailA 10-cell still life similar to the long long hook with tail.cishookwithtail.rle
23/3105x6
Cis-hook with tail_synthGlider synthesis of cis-hook with tail.cishookwithtail_s...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3462146x110
Cis-loaf with tailAn 11-cell still life.cisloafwithtail.rle
23/3116x5
Cis-loaf with tail_synthGlider syntheses of cis-loaf with tails.cisloafwithtail_s...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/312866x66
Cis-long boat with tailhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Cis-long_boat_with_tailcislongboatwithta...
Unknown
23/3116x5
Cis-mirrored professorA 46-bit natural still life.cismirroredprofes...
23/3469x11
cismirroredprofessor_synthGlider synthesis of the cis-mirrored professor.cismirroredprofes...
23/3155131x53
Cis-mirrored R-beeA 14-cell still life made up of two buns facing each other.cismirroredrbee.rle
23/3147x4
Cis-mirrored R-bee_synthGlider syntheses of cis-mirrored R-bees.cismirroredrbee_s...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/317395x46
Cis-mirrored wormhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Cis-mirrored_wormcismirroredworm.rle
Unknown
23/3226x9
Cis-mirrored worm siamese cis-mirrored wormhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Cis-mirrored_worm_siamese_cis-mirrored_wormcismirroredwormsi...
Unknown
23/34011x9
Cis-R-bee and R-loafA 15-cell still life.cisrbeeandrloaf.rle
23/3154x8
Cis-rotated hookhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Cis-rotated_hookcisrotatedhook.rle
Unknown
23/3147x5
Cis-rotated R-beeA 14-cell still life composed of two buns.cisrotatedrbee.rle
23/3147x5
Cis-shillelaghA 10-cell still life similar to the long long shillelagh.cisshillelagh.rle
23/3106x5
Cis-shillelagh_synthGlider syntheses of Cis-shillelaghcisshillelagh_syn...
23/320795x133
Clawhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Clawclaw.rle
Unknown
23/364x3
Claw test tube babyhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Claw_test_tube_babyclawtesttubebaby.rle
Unknown
23/32012x6
Claw with tailA 10-cell still life similar to hook with tail.clawwithtail.rle
23/3106x5
Claw with tail_synthGlider syntheses of claw with tail.clawwithtail_synt...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3254106x98
Claw with tub with tailhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Claw_with_tub_with_tailclawwithtubwithta...
Unknown
23/3116x7
ClipsThe most common naturally-occurring 30-bit still life.clips.rle
23/3309x7
30clips.rleclips_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec's life synthesis database, Thu Feb 19 02:01:39 2015
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ClockA period 2 oscillator that was found in May 1970. This is the fifth or sixth ...clock.rle
Simon Norton
23/364x4
Clock 2A period 4 oscillator.clock2.rle
23/33512x12
clock2_synthGlider synthesis of Clock 2clock2_synth.rle
Martin Grant
23/324231456x578
Clock_synthGlider syntheses of clocks.clock_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3428145x108
Cloverleaf interchangehttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Cloverleaf_interchangecloverleafinterch...
Adam P. Goucher
23/35613x13
Coe shipAn orthogonal period 16 c/2 spaceship discovered in October 1995 that can act...coeship.rle
Tim Coe
23/32810x9
Coe ship_synthGlider synthesis of Coe ship.coeship_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3288109x154
Coe's p8A period 8 oscillator found in August 1997.coesp8.rle
Tim Coe
23/31712x6
Coe's p8_synth8-glider synthesis by 'Extrementhusiast' with Lewis Pattersoncoesp8_synth.rle
23/315463x88
Coe's p8_synth8-glider synthesis by 'Extrementhusiast' with Lewis Pattersoncoesp8_synth_8and...
23/315463x88
Conduit 1A conduit that transforms a B-heptomino into a Herschel after 59 generations.conduit1.rle
David Buckingham
23/31011x5
Confused eatersA period 4 oscillator found no later than 1972.confusedeaters.rle
David Buckingham
23/32011x11
Confused eaters_synthGlider synthesis of confused eaters.confusedeaters_sy...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3363131x104
constructor-memory-loopXRLE Pos=-30130,-1144constructor-memor...
23/31294731473x31101
constructor-memory-tapePrototype programmable constructor reads a constructionconstructor-memor...
23/3133224235x2765
Coolout ConjectureA counterexample disproving the Coolout Conjecture, found by Richard Schroepp...cooloutconjecture...
Richard Schroeppel
23/386x2
CopperheadAn c/10 orthogonal spaceship found on March 5, 2016.copperhead.rle
'zdr'
23/3288x12
copperhead_synth.rle22-glider synthesis of copperhead spaceship found by Chris Cain oncopperhead_synth.rle
Tanner Jacobi, Chris Cain
23/311054x48
copperhead_synth.rleCopperhead synthesis from 14 gliderscopperhead_synth_...
gmc_nxtman
23/36448x37
copperhead_synth.rle22-glider synthesis of copperhead spaceship found by Chris Cain oncopperhead_synth_...
Tanner Jacobi, Chris Cain
23/311054x48
cordershipsFive small Corderships.corderships.rle
23/31207244x255
Cord pullerA sawtooth with expansion factor 6 that was found on May 14, 1991.cordpuller.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/343498x93
Cousin prime calculatorA cousin prime calculator, created on July 29, 2009. Based on Deancousinprimecalcul...
Nathaniel Johnston
23/33601439x296
CousinsA period 3 oscillator that contains two copies of the stillater rotor.cousins.rle
23/33213x7
CoverAn 8-bit induction coilcover.rle
23/385x5
CowAn orthogonal speed c period 8 fuse.cow.rle
23/311240x7
CrabThe smallest known diagonal spaceship other than the glider. Period 4 with sp...crab.rle
Jason Summers
23/32513x12
Crab synthesisOriginal synthesis by Martin Grant, 26 December 2014crab_synth.rle
Martin Grant, Tanner Jacobi, Brett Berger
23/3130106x35
Crab tubstretcherA small tubstretcher based on the crab.crabtubstretcher.rle
Nicolay Beluchenko
23/32913x15
CraneA c/4 diagonal spaceship found in September 2005crane.rle
Nicolay Beluchenko
23/35927x19
CrossA period 3 oscillator found in October 1989.cross.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/3288x8
Cross 2The second smallest member of the infinite family of period 3 crosscross2.rle
Hartmut Holzwart
23/36015x15
cross_synthA 16-glider synthesis of the crosscross_synth.rle
Jason Summers
23/310846x32
CrowdA period 3 oscillator found in January 1973.crowd.rle
David Buckingham
23/34614x14
CrownA period 12 oscillator found in January 1995.crown.rle
Noam Elkies
23/36323x14
Crown_synthGlider synthesis of crown.crown_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3768118x117
Cthulhuhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Cthulhucthulhu.rle
Adam P. Goucher
23/34511x13
CuphookA period 3 oscillator with 3 cells in its rotor. Found in October 1970.cuphook.rle
Rich Schroeppel
23/3189x8
Cuphook_synthGlider synthesis of cuphook.cuphook_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3323120x77
Cyclichttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Cycliccyclic.rle
Unknown
23/33210x10
DartAn orthogonal period 3 spaceship with speed c/3 that was found in May 1992.dart.rle
David Bell
23/33415x10
Dart_synthGlider synthesis of the dart, December 2014.dart_synth.rle
Martin Grant, Dave Greene, Michael Simkin, Chris Cain, Ivan Fomichev
23/312555x55
Dead spark coilAn 18-cell still life.deadsparkcoil.rle
23/3187x5
Dead spark coil_synthGlider synthesis of a dead spark coil.deadsparkcoil_syn...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/37674x8
Decapolehttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Decapoledecapole.rle
Unknown
23/31613x13
Decapole_synthGlider synthesis of the decapole.decapole_synth.rle
Goldtiger997
23/37073x33
Deep cellA unit Life cell that simulates two Life universes at once.deepcell.rle
Jared James Prince
23/35449499x516
Demonoidhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Demonoiddemonoid.mc
B3/S232773055010x54964
demonoid_synthdemonoid_synth.rle
23/360080669009x500424
diagfuse1Jason Summers, 25 Aug 1999 (minor optimizations made later).diagfuse1.rle
23/3760127x133
diagonalSample c/4, c/5 and c/6 diagonal spaceshipsdiagonal.rle
23/3946114x92
diamond_greyshipdiamond-shaped greyship Hartmut Holzwart 4 Jul 2005diamond_greyship.rle
23/3182288x83
Diamond ringA period 3 oscillator found in 1972.diamondring.rle
David Buckingham
23/34013x13
Diamond ring_synthA 28-glider synthesis of a variation of diamond ringdiamondring_synth...
23/318492x73
die658Creator: Lifestat applicationdie658.rle
23/311520x20
Die hardA methuselah that dies completely. It has lifespan 130.diehard.rle
23/378x3
Dinner tableThe first period 12 oscillator to be found. Discovered in 1972.dinnertable.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/33313x13
Dinner table extensionAn extension of dinner tabledinnertableextens...
23/320834x34
DiuresisA period 90 oscillator originally discovered by David Eppstein anddiuresis.rle
David Eppstein and Dean Hickerson
23/312129x25
DockAn induction coil.dock.rle
23/3106x3
Dock siamese carrierhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Dock_siamese_carrierdocksiamesecarrie...
Unknown
23/3146x6
Orthogonal on-offhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Orthogonal_on-offdomino.rle
23/322x1
Do-see-doThe do-see-do reaction discovered in 1996doseedo.rle
David Bell
23/36655x38
Double catererA period 3 oscillator found in October 1989.doublecaterer.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/36519x12
Double eweA period 3 oscillator found no later than September 1971.doubleewe.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/35420x20
Double XA period 46 oscillator based on the twin bees shuttle.doublex.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/3350131x63
Dovehttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Dovedove.rle
Unknown
23/395x4
DragonAn orthogonal period 6 spaceship. The first c/6 spaceship to be constructed.dragon.rle
Paul Tooke
23/310229x18
Dragon flotillaeFlotillae involving the c/6 orthogonal period 6 dragon.dragonflotillae.rle
23/331862x30
Dragon tagalongsTagalongs for the dragon, a c/6 orthogonal period 6 spaceship.dragontagalongs.rle
23/326570x36
Duodecapolehttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Duodecapoleduodecapole.rle
Unknown
23/31815x15
Duoplethttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Duopletduoplet.rle
Unknown
23/322x2
Eater 1The first discovered eater and a 7-cell still life.eater1.rle
Bill Gosper
23/374x4
Eater 1_synthGlider syntheses of eater 1s.eater1_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3426150x105
Eater 1 reactionsSeveral objects that eater 1 can be used to eat.eater1reactions.rle
23/3133101x15
Eater 1 with blinkerAn eater 1 about to eat a blinker.eater1withblinker...
23/3106x7
Eater 1 with gliderAn eater 1 about to eat a glider.eater1withglider.rle
23/3128x7
Eater 1 with loafAn eater 1 about to eat a loaf.eater1withloaf.rle
23/3149x7
Eater 1 with pre-beehiveAn eater 1 about to eat a pre-beehive.eater1withprebeeh...
23/3137x7
Eater 2A well-known eater and 19-cell still life that can eat gliders that approach ...eater2.rle
David Buckingham
23/3197x7
Eater 2_synthA 9-glider synthesis of a variation of eater 2eater2_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/311867x34
Eater 3A 31-cell still life and symmetric eater.eater3.rle
David Buckingham
23/33112x12
Eater 4A 40-cell still life and eater that doesn't eat gliders, but does eat other o...eater4.rle
David Buckingham
23/34014x14
eater4_synthGlider synthesis of eater 4eater4_synth.rle
BlinkerSpawn, Goldtiger997
23/385125x125
Eater 5A 12-cell still life and eater composed of a tub with tail and a block that i...eater5.rle
23/3129x6
Eater 5 eating glidersAn eater 5 eating gliders from different directionseater5eatingglide...
23/32213x14
Eater/block frobA period 4 oscillator found in 1976 or earlier.eaterblockfrob.rle
David Buckingham
23/32010x10
Eater/block frob_synthA 12-glider synthesis of Eater/block frobeaterblockfrob_sy...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/37869x22
Eater head siamese carrierhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Eater_head_siamese_carriereaterheadsiamesec...
Unknown
23/3117x5
Eater head siamese snakehttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Eater_head_siamese_snakeeaterheadsiameses...
Unknown
23/3117x4
Eater on boatA 12-cell still life consisting of an eater 1 and a boat.eateronboat.rle
23/3125x7
Eater on boat_synthGlider synthesis of eater on boat.eateronboat_synth...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3299143x100
Eater plugA period 2 oscillator found in February 1973.eaterplug.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/3148x8
Eater plug_synthGlider synthesis of eater plug.eaterplug_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3249118x67
eaters-miscSome examples of eater-like objects consumingeaters-misc.rle
23/331699x49
eatersStill lifes that eat gliders.eaters.rle
23/3911126x135
Eater siamese eaterA 12-cell still life composed of two eaters.eatersiameseeater...
23/3124x7
Eater siamese eater_synthGlider syntheses of eater siamese eatereatersiameseeater...
23/3321107x102
Eater stamp collectionA collection of glider eaters, arranged by their recovery time.eaterstampcollect...
Dean Hickerson
23/35501241x350
Eater tail siamese carrierhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Eater_tail_siamese_carriereatertailsiamesec...
Unknown
23/3114x7
Eater tail siamese snakehttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Eater_tail_siamese_snakeeatertailsiameses...
Unknown
23/3114x7
Eater with capehttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Eater_with_capeeaterwithcape.rle
Unknown
23/3116x4
EcologistA period 20 c/2 orthogonal spaceship based on one of the classic puffer trains.ecologist.rle
23/35327x18
EdMethuselah_35426 ("Ed"), discovered 17 June 2010ed.rle
Schneelocke
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Edge repair HerschelA period 3 c/3 orthogonal edge-repair spaceship that is about to collide with...edgerepairhersche...
23/33324x7
Edge-repair spaceship 1An orthogonal period 3 c/3 edge-repair spaceship that was found in 1992.edgerepairspacesh...
David Bell
23/32616x7
Edge-repair spaceship 2An orthogonal c/4 period 4 edge-repair spaceship that uses a T-tetromino reac...edgerepairspacesh...
Stephen Silver
23/35122x11
Edge-repair spaceship 1 deleting various objects and surviving.http://www.conwaylife.com/wiki/Edge-repair_spaceship_1edgerepairspacesh...
23/3163113x11
EdnaA methuselah with lifespan 31,192.edna.rle
Erik de Neve
23/314920x20
Edna 26A methuselah with lifespan 31,082.edna26.rle
Erik de Neve and Matthias M.
23/32643x26
E-heptominohttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/E-heptominoeheptomino.rle
Unknown
23/374x3
elbow-laddersLeft: Single glider Elbow Ladder, based on Dieter Leithner'selbow-ladders.rle
23/32183463x206
Electric fenceA stabilization of ants that is a period 5 oscillator. http://www.celectricfence.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/319761x15
ElevenerAn 11-cell still life.elevener.rle
23/3116x6
Elevener_synthGlider syntheses of elevener.elevener_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/37364x40
Eleven loopAn 11-cell still life.elevenloop.rle
23/3115x5
Eleven loop_synthGlider syntheses of eleven loopelevenloop_synth.rle
23/322473x123
Elkies' p5A period 5 oscillator found in 1997.elkiesp5.rle
Noam Elkies
23/3209x8
Elkies' p5_synthGlider synthesis of Elkies' p5.elkiesp5_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3333158x70
Ellison p4 HW emulatorA period 4 oscillator that provides a spark like a heavyweight spacellisonp4hwemulat...
Scot Ellison
23/35424x9
Ellison p4 HW emulator hybridA period 4 oscillator that produces a domino spark.ellisonp4hwemulat...
Scot Ellison
23/34520x9
emailemail.rle
1357/135719771x12
Emptyempty.rle
01x1
En retardA period 3 oscillator found in August 1972.enretard.rle
David Buckingham
23/34011x11
EnterpriseA period 4 diagonal spaceship with speed c/4 found in March 1993.enterprise.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/36921x21
EurekaA period 30 pre-pulsar shuttle oscillator that was found in August 1980.eureka.rle
David Buckingham
23/32818x11
Eureka_synthGlider syntheses of Eurekaeureka_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3297114x114
Eureka v2A period 30 pre-pulsar shuttle oscillator that was found in Augusteurekav2.rle
23/32820x11
EveA 20-cell methusaleh lasting for 30046 generations, found by Andrzej Megier o...eve.rle
Andrzej Megier
23/32016x10
extensible-low-periodSome low-period oscillators have been found to be repeatable.extensible-low-pe...
23/33235328x205
Extra extra long snakeA 10-cell still life that is the extra extra long version of a snake.extraextralongsna...
23/3108x6
Extra extra long snake_synthGlider synthesis of extra extra long snake.extraextralongsna...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/318170x73
Extra long hook with tailhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Extra_long_hook_with_tailextralonghookwith...
Unknown
23/3115x8
Extra long shillelaghhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Extra_long_shillelaghextralongshillela...
Unknown
23/3115x8
Extra long snakeA 9-cell still life that is the extra long version of a snake.extralongsnake.rle
23/397x5
Extra long snake_synthGlider synthesis of extra long snake.extralongsnake_sy...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/33933x18
Extremely impressiveA period 6 oscillator found in August 1976.extremelyimpressi...
David Buckingham
23/33012x10
Extremely impressive_synthA 30-glider synthesis of extremely impressiveextremelyimpressi...
23/3573152x91
Fast forward force fieldA reaction involving a lightweight spaceship and three gliders. Infastforwardforcef...
Dieter Leithner
23/32717x7
Featherhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Featherfeather.rle
Unknown
23/353x4
fermat-primesThis is a Fermat prime calculator, rigged to self-destruct and stopfermat-primes.rle
23/310001838x736
Fermat prime calculatorA pattern that is rigged to self-destruct if it finds a Fermat primfermatprimecalcul...
Jason Summers
23/310001838x736
figure8on22p36figure8on22p36.rle
/3621x22
Figure eightA period 8 oscillator found in 1970.figureeight.rle
Simon Norton
23/3126x6
Figure eight_synthGlider syntheses of figure eights.figureeight_synth...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/315782x98
Figure eight as reflectorA figure eight reflecting gliders.figureeightasrefl...
23/33814x17
Figure eight on 34P13A 46-cell non-trivial period 104 oscillator.figureeighton34p1...
23/34616x22
Figure eight on 36P22A small non-trivial period 88 oscillatorfigureeighton36p2...
23/35027x21
Figure eight on pentadecathlonThe smallest known period 120 oscillator.figureeightonpent...
23/32414x10
Figure eight on rattlesnakeThe smallest known period-88 oscillator.figureeightonratt...
23/34520x15
Fireshiphttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Fireshipfireship.rle
Simon Ekstr�m
23/37212x21
Fireship synthesisA 30-glider synthesis of the C/10 fireship spaceshipfireship_synth.rle
Nico Brown
23/3348197x53
Fire-spittingA small period-3 oscillator found by Nicolay Beluchenko in September 2003.firespitting.rle
Nicolay Beluchenko
23/3198x10
FleetA fairly common 24-cell pseudo still life made up of two ship-ties.fleet.rle
23/32410x10
Fleet_synthGlider synthesis of fleets.fleet_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3702149x111
FloodgateA period-2 constellation of four blinkers and four boats.floodgate.rle
23/33216x16
Floodgate predecessorhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Floodgatefloodgate_predece...
23/387x7
FlyA tagalong for an orthogonal period 3 c/3 edge-repair spaceship that was foun...fly.rle
David Bell
23/315734x20
Fly extensionTwo flies attached to each other at the back of a c/3 spaceship.flyextension.rle
Dean Hickerson and David Bell
23/329560x28
Flying winghttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Flying_wingflyingwing.rle
knightlife
23/3768159x90
Fly on 60P3H1V0.3The fly tagalong attached to the back of a 60P3H1V0.3.flyon60p3h1v0.3.rle
Dean Hickerson and David Bell
23/319234x33
Fore and backA period 2 oscillator found in July 1994.foreandback.rle
Achim Flammenkamp
23/3247x7
Fore and back_synthGlider synthesis of Fore and back.foreandback_synth...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3152103x37
forward-LWSS-rake-p90A c/3 period 90 forward MWSS rake, shooting a period 90 MWSS streamforward-LWSS-rake...
23/36880269x475
FountainA period 4 oscillator found in November 1994.fountain.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/36319x15
four-primersXRLE Pos=-637,-460four-primers.rle
23/3201431494x1020
Four eaters hassling four bookendsA period 18 oscillator found by Jason Summers.foureatershasslin...
Jason Summers
23/37229x29
56et4be4.rlefoureatershasslin...
Mark D. Niemiec's life synthesis database, Thu Feb 19 02:05:23 2015
23/32074297x283
FourteenerStill life with 14 cells.fourteener.rle
23/3147x5
Fourteener_synthGlider syntheses of fourteenerfourteener_synth.rle
Dean Hickerson and David Buckingham
23/37376x25
FoxThe smallest asymmetric period 2 oscillator.fox.rle
David Buckingham
23/3127x7
Fox_synthGlider synthesis of fox.fox_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/38484x25
FredLongest-lived known methuselah to fit within a 20�20 bounding box.fred.rle
Schneelocke
23/315020x20
French kissA period 3 oscillator found in July 1971.frenchkiss.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/31810x9
frenchkiss_synth.rleGlider synthesis of the French kiss, January 2017:frenchkiss_synth.rle
AbhpzTa
23/35057x46
Frog IIA period 3 oscillator found in October 1972.frogii.rle
David Buckingham
23/34511x13
Frothing pufferA c/2 puffer with a seemingly unstable back end that neverthelessfrothingpuffer.rle
Paul Tooke, April 2001
23/317533x23
Frothing puffer 2Period 270 forward rake using period tripling of p90 input streams.frothingpuffer2.rle
David Bell, 20 October 2002
23/34548249x371
FumaroleA period 5 oscillator found in September 1989.fumarole.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/3188x7
Fumarole_synthIncremental synthesis by Mark Niemiec, direct synthesis by Stephenfumarole_synth.rle
Mark Niemiec and Stephen Silver
23/3288191x52
Fumarole on 34P13The smallest known non-trivial period 65 oscillatorfumaroleon34p13.rle
Nicolay Beluchenko
23/35221x18
Fumarole on 43P18The smallest known period-90 oscillator.fumaroleon43p18.rle
23/36123x18
Fumarole on Achim's p11A small non-trivial period 55 oscillator.fumaroleonachimsp...
23/39029x22
Fuse with tail and long tailhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Fuse_with_tail_and_long_tailfusewithtailandlo...
Unknown
23/3117x5
Gabriel's p138A small period 138 oscillator, discovered on October 13, 2002gabrielsp138.rle
Gabriel Nivasch
23/33621x21
Gabriel's p138_synthA 12-glider synthesis of Gabriel's p138gabrielsp138_synt...
Jason Summers
23/310063x27
Garden of Eden 1The first Garden of Eden that was explicitly constructed. Found ingardenofeden1.rle
Roger Banks
23/322633x9
Garden of Eden 2A Garden of Eden (and orphan) that was the smallest known at the time of its ...gardenofeden2.rle
Achim Flammenkamp
23/314314x14
Garden of Eden 3A Garden of Eden found on June 14, 2004, that was the smallest at the time of...gardenofeden3.rle
Achim Flammenkamp
23/38113x12
Garden of Eden 4The smallest known Garden of Eden until Garden of Eden 5 was found in Septemb...gardenofeden4.rle
Achim Flammenkamp
23/37212x11
Garden of Eden 5Was the smallest-known Garden of Eden in Conway's Game of Life untilgardenofeden5.rle
Nicolay Beluchenko
23/36911x11
Garden of Eden 6Currently (as of November 27, 2013) the smallest-known Garden of Edgardenofeden6.rle
Nicolay Beluchenko
23/365610x10
Gardens of EdenMany Gardens of Eden found in 2009.gardensofeden.rle
Nicolay Beluchenko
23/34350276x141
geminiXRLE Pos=-2753,-4702 Gen=0gemini.rle
23/38462784217807x4220191
GermA period 3 oscillator found in September 1972.germ.rle
David Buckingham
23/33110x10
GlassesA period 2 oscillator.glasses.rle
23/35418x11
Glasses_synthGlider synthesis of glasses.glasses_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3277132x39
glider-stream-crystalHigh-period oscillator built by David Dauthier, showingglider-stream-cry...
23/31664252x221
GliderThe smallest, most common, and first discovered spaceship. Diagonal, has peri...glider.rle
Richard K. Guy
23/353x3
Glider_synthGlider synthesis of a glider.glider_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3110110x43
Glider duplicator 1A glider duplicator made up of two Gosper glider guns.gliderduplicator1...
23/311350x47
Glider emulatorP4 tagalong for two big gliders, discovered in January 1999.glideremulator.rle
Gabriel Nivasch
23/314430x28
Glider loopA pattern in which two gliders are bounced back and forth along angliderloop.rle
23/345673x150
Glider-producing switch engineA common diagonal period 384 c/12 puffer made out of a single switch engine.gliderproducingsw...
Charles Corderman
23/312367x60
Glider-producing switch engine_synthGlider synthesis for a glider-producing switch engine.gliderproducingsw...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3177158x87
Glider-producing switch engine predecessorA simple predecessor of the diagonal period 384 c/12 glider-producing switch ...gliderproducingsw...
23/31228x6
Gliders by the dozenA methuselah with lifespan 184 that emits exactly 12 gliders over the course ...glidersbythedozen...
23/385x3
Gliders by the dozen_synthGlider synthesis of gliders by the dozen.glidersbythedozen...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3107110x15
Glider symmetric PPSA period 30 c/5 orthogonal spaceship in which a pre-pulsar is pusheglidersymmetricpp...
23/313269x13
Glide symmetric PPSA period 30 orthogonal c/5 spaceship.glidesymmetricpps...
23/313269x13
golly-tickerGollyTicker-Take4, based on Alan Hensel's Decimal Counter (1994).golly-ticker.rle
23/350432993x747
Gosper glider gunA true period 30 glider gun.gosperglidergun.rle
Bill Gosper
23/33636x9
Gosper glider gun_synthGlider synthesis of Gosper glider gun.gosperglidergun_s...
23/34047x14
Gosper glider gun (glider destruction)Glider destruction of the Gosper glider gun.gosperglidergungl...
23/37047x24
gotts-dots.mc'Gotts Dots': sprouts its nth switchengine at t ~ 2^(24n-6) --gotts-dots.mc
41187x39
Gotts dotsA 41-cell pattern with population exhibits growth like tln(t).gottsdots.rle
Bill Gosper
23/341187x39
GourmetA period 32 oscillator found in March 1978.gourmet.rle
David Buckingham
23/36620x20
Grandfather problemhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Grandfather_problemgrandfatherproble...
mtve
23/329824x23
Gray counterA period 4 oscillator.graycounter.rle
23/32613x9
Gray counter_synthGlider synthesis of Gray counter.graycounter_synth...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3579144x111
Great on-offA period 2 oscillator.greatonoff.rle
23/3188x8
Great on off_synthGlider synthesis of pincers.greatonoff_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/319280x98
greyship-c-over-3c/3 greyship: Hartmut Holzwart, 24 July 2005greyship-c-over-3...
23/33571131x115
Griddle and beehiveA period 2 oscillator.griddleandbeehive...
23/3176x8
Griddle and beehive_synthA 16-glider synthesis of griddle and beehivegriddleandbeehive...
23/3161159x71
Griddle and blockA period 2 oscillator.griddleandblock.rle
23/3156x7
Griddle and block_synthA 14-glider synthesis of griddle and blockgriddleandblock_s...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3119119x71
Griddle and blockshttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Griddle_and_blocksgriddleandblocks.rle
Unknown
23/3196x7
Griddle and boatA period 2 oscillator.griddleandboat.rle
23/3166x8
Griddle and boat_synthA 17-glider synthesis of griddle and boatgriddleandboat_sy...
23/3165159x71
Griddle and dockhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Griddle_and_dockgriddleanddock.rle
Unknown
23/3217x8
Griddle and tablehttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Griddle_and_tablegriddleandtable.rle
Unknown
23/3176x7
GrinA common parent of the block.grin.rle
23/344x2
gun-p165mwssp165 MWSS gun based on a three-gliders -> MWSS+glider+LoM reactiongun-p165mwss.rle
23/3563178x218
GunstarA four-barreled true period 144 glider gun found in 1990.gunstar.rle
David Buckingham
23/3736149x149
Gunstar 2A four-barrelled true period 168 glider gun.gunstar2.rle
David Buckingham
23/3363119x119
Gunstar 216A true period 216 version of the gunstar.gunstar216.rle
David Buckingham
23/3712149x149
HacksawAn orthogonal sawtooth with expansion factor equal to 9 that was fohacksaw.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/3687199x102
HalfmaxA half spacefiller found in 2005.halfmax.rle
Jason Summers
23/390465x80
Halfmax v2A half spacefiller found in 2005.halfmaxv2.rle
Jason Summers
23/32285117x112
Halfmax v3A half spacefiller found in 2005.halfmaxv3.rle
Hartmut Holzwart
23/31135111x84
HammerheadAn orthogonal period 4 c/2 spaceship with many different possible rear ends.hammerhead.rle
23/37618x16
HarborA period 5 oscillator found in September 1978.harbor.rle
David Buckingham
23/36417x17
Harbor_synthGlider synthesis of harbor.harbor_synth.rle
23/3170209x209
HarvesterA diagonal period 4 lightspeed fuse that was the first published example of a...harvester.rle
David Poyner
23/32618x15
hashlife-oddity1.mcForward-shooting switchengine interacts with a dirty Schickoidalhashlife-oddity1.mc
45114x25
hashlife-oddity2.mcSlight variation on hashlife-oddity1hashlife-oddity2.mc
40119x25
HatA 9-cell still life.hat.rle
23/395x4
Hat_synthGlider synthesis of hats.hat_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/377109x18
HeartA period 5 oscillator.heart.rle
23/32611x11
Heavyweight emulatorA period 4 oscillator that produces sparks similar to that of the heavyweight...heavyweightemulat...
Robert Wainwright
23/33416x7
Heavyweight emulator_synthGlider synthesis of heavyweight emulator.heavyweightemulat...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3426128x64
Heavyweight volcanoA period 5 oscillator that emits a rather isolated domino spark.heavyweightvolcan...
23/312424x17
HebdaroleA period 7 oscillator found in November 1997.hebdarole.rle
Noam Elkies
23/39724x18
HecticA period 30 oscillator found in September 1984.hectic.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/37439x39
heisenblinker-30p30 Heisenblinker device: Mike Playle, 26 September 2006heisenblinker-30.rle
23/322368x74
heisenburp-30p30 Heisenburp, a pattern which can detect the passage of a gliderheisenburp-30.rle
23/3545139x157
heisenburp-46-naturalGlider Flyby with glider Out of the Blue:heisenburp-46-nat...
23/312346x51
heisenburp-46Period 46 pure Heisenburp deviceheisenburp-46.rle
23/3724213x209
HeptapoleThe barberpole of length 7 and thus a period 2 oscillator.heptapole.rle
23/31310x10
Heptapole_synthGlider synthesis of heptapole.heptapole_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3204119x53
HerschelA heptomino shaped like the lowercase letter h, which occurs at generation 20...herschel.rle
23/373x4
Herschel grandparentA grandparent of the herschel.herschelgrandpare...
23/375x4
Herschel parentA parent of the herschel.herschelparent.rle
23/365x4
Herschel receiverA pattern that converts to input gliders into a Herschel. Found inherschelreceiver.rle
Paul Callahan
23/35850x33
Herschel transmitter (stable)A stable Herschel transmitter that was found in May 1997.herscheltransmitt...
Paul Callahan
23/33319x18
Hertz oscillatorA period 8 oscillator found by John Conway's group in 1970.hertzoscillator.rle
23/33511x12
Hertz oscillator_synthGlider synthesis of Hertz oscillator.hertzoscillator_s...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3320137x73
hexadecimal.mcHexaDecimal.mc.gzhexadecimal.mc
210467032768x20480
HexapoleThe barberpole of length 6 and thus a period 2 oscillator.hexapole.rle
23/3129x9
Hexapole_synthGlider synthesis of hexapole.hexapole_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/37238x21
HexominoesAll 35 hexominoeshexominoes.rle
23/321082x43
high-bandwidth-telegraphHigh-bandwidth telegraph with LCD (Loafer Character Display)high-bandwidth-te...
23/313351010433x2413
HighLife 10-cell still lifesAll 25 10-cell still lifes in the HighLife (23/36) rule.highlife10cellsti...
23/36250124x16
HighLife 11-cell still lifesAll 44 11-cell still lifes in the HighLife (23/36) rule.highlife11cellsti...
23/36484115x42
HighLife 12-cell still lifesAll 111 12-cell still lifes in the HighLife (23/36) rule.highlife12cellsti...
Nathaniel Johnston
23/361332259x71
HighLife 13-cell still lifesAll 218 13-cell still lifes in the HighLife (23/36) rule.highlife13cellsti...
Nathaniel Johnston
23/362834288x150
HighLife 4-cell still lifesBoth 4-cell still lifes in the HighLife (23/36) rule.highlife4cellstil...
23/3689x3
HighLife 5-cell still lifesThe only 5-cell still life in the HighLife (23/36) rule.highlife5cellstil...
23/3653x3
HighLife 6-cell still lifesAll 4 6-cell still lifes in the HighLife (23/36) rule.highlife6cellstil...
23/362425x4
HighLife 7-cell still lifesAll 4 7-cell still lifes in the HighLife (23/36) rule.highlife7cellstil...
23/362826x4
HighLife 8-cell still lifesAll 9 8-cell still lifes in the HighLife (23/36) rule.highlife8cellstil...
23/367265x5
HighLife 9-cell still lifesAll 9 9-cell still lifes in the HighLife (23/36) rule.highlife9cellstil...
23/368184x6
Replicator-based period 96 oscillator in HighLife (B36/S23)http://conwaylife.com/wiki/HighLifehighlifereplicato...
23/362435x19
highway-robber-no-stagerevised highway robber, using a Herschel-to-blinker converterhighway-robber-no...
23/31036229x233
highway-robber-stagedHighway robber with multi-stage recovery: even though the fullhighway-robber-st...
23/31227272x218
Hive makerA period 4 diagonal lightspeed fuse that creates beehives as its burns.hivemaker.rle
23/31817x14
HivenudgerA period 4 c/2 orthogonal spaceship.hivenudger.rle
Hartmut Holzwart
23/34213x13
Hivenudger 2An orthogonal period 8 c/2 line puffer based on the hivenudger. It leaves a t...hivenudger2.rle
23/316330x27
Hivenudger_synthGlider synthesis of a hivenudger.hivenudger_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3268154x109
Hive test tube babyhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Hive_test_tube_babyhivetesttubebaby.rle
Unknown
23/32012x6
honey-farm-hasslersHoney farm hasslers.honey-farm-hassle...
23/33899387x262
Honeybitwww.conwaylife.com/wiki/Honeybithoneybit.rle
Brice Due
23/33234x14
HoneycombA symmetric 12-cell still life.honeycomb.rle
23/3126x5
Honeycomb_synthGlider synthesis of honeycomb (aka. superbeehive).honeycomb_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3478116x116
Honey farmA common 24-cell still life that is made up of four beehives.honeyfarm.rle
23/32413x13
Honey farm_synthGlider syntheses of honey farms.honeyfarm_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3500152x73
Honey thievesThe smallest known period 17 oscillator in terms of populationhoneythieves.rle
Matthias Merzenich
23/33615x15
Honeythieves_synthGlider synthesis of the Honey thieves.honeythieves_synt...
Mark Niemiec
23/3327135x84
Honey thieves with test tube babyA trivial period-34 oscillatorhoneythieveswitht...
23/34316x19
Hookhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Hookhook.rle
Unknown
23/343x2
HooksA period 5 oscillator.hooks.rle
23/32111x10
Hook test tube babyhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Hook_test_tube_babyhooktesttubebaby.rle
Unknown
23/31610x5
Hook with tailAn 8-cell still life that went for a long time with no well-established name.hookwithtail.rle
23/385x4
Hook with tail_synthGlider syntheses of hook with tailhookwithtail_synt...
23/313568x76
HouseAn induction coil.house.rle
23/395x3
House_synthGlider syntheses of house.house_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3336147x68
House on house siamese table-on-table weld hat-siamese-hatA 34-bit still life.houseonhousesiame...
23/3347x13
Hungry hathttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Hungry_hathungryhat.rle
Unknown
23/3116x5
hungryhat_synthGlider synthesis of hungry hathungryhat_synth.rle
23/33134x12
HustlerA period 3 oscillator found in June 1971.hustler.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/33011x12
Hustler_synthGlider synthesis of hustler.hustler_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/31563182x142
Hustler IIA period 4 oscillator.hustlerii.rle
23/34216x13
Hustler II_synthGlider synthesis of hustler II.hustlerii_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/31098155x119
Heavyweight spaceshipA very well-known period 4 c/2 orthogonal spaceship.hwss.rle
John Conway
23/3137x5
Heavyweight spaceship_synthGlider synthesis of heavyweight spaceships.hwss_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3387151x105
HWSS blinker fuseA c/2 orthogonal period 8 blinker fuse.hwssblinkerfuse.rle
23/33428x9
HWSS glider collision samplefirst row: the five ways to delete a forward glider with an HWSShwssglidercollisi...
23/316490x38
Infinite glider hotelA pattern in which two pairs of Corderships recede and allow more andinfinitegliderhot...
David Bell
23/31278566x572
Infinite glider hotel 2A more compact infinite glider hotel, created on May 29, 2001.infinitegliderhot...
David Bell
23/32120274x206
Infinite glider hotel 3Another compact infinite glider hotel, created in May, 2001.infinitegliderhot...
David Bell
23/31707256x157
Infinite glider hotel 4Another compact infinite glider hotel, created on January 28, 2015.infinitegliderhot...
Ivan Fomichev
23/31379198x165
Infinite LWSS hotelSimilar to the infinite glider hotel, but for lightweight spaceshipinfinitelwsshotel...
Jason Summers
23/33357515x298
infinity-hotel0original Infinite Glider Hotelinfinity-hotel0.rle
23/31278566x572
infinity-hotel1Infinite Glider Hotelinfinity-hotel1.rle
23/32120274x206
infinity-hotel2An improved "infinite glider hotel".infinity-hotel2.rle
23/31707256x157
infinity-hotel3"Infinite LWSS hotel"infinity-hotel3.rle
23/33357515x298
Inflected 30-great symThe most common naturally-occurring 32-bit still life.inflected30greats...
23/3329x8
32-1.rleinflected30greats...
Mark D. Niemiec's life synthesis database, Thu Feb 19 02:01:39 2015
23/3170128x46
Inline inverterA reaction in which the Gosper glider gun can be used to invert theinlineinverter.rle
23/35336x20
Integral signA 9-cell still life.integralsign.rle
23/395x5
Integral sign_synthGlider syntheses of integral signs.integralsign_synt...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3179141x101
Integral with hookA 10-cell still life.integralwithhook.rle
23/3106x5
Integral with hook_synthGlider synthesis of integral with hook.integralwithhook_...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3300145x103
Integral with long hookhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Integral_with_long_hookintegralwithlongh...
Unknown
23/3117x5
Integral with tubA 10-cell still life.integralwithtub.rle
23/3106x6
Integral with tub_synthGlider synthesis of integral with tub.integralwithtub_s...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3102116x15
Integral with tub and hookhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Integral_with_tub_and_hookintegralwithtuban...
Unknown
23/3116x7
Integral with two tubshttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Integral_with_two_tubsintegralwithtwotu...
Unknown
23/3117x7
InterchangeA common period 2 oscillator made up of six blinkers.interchange.rle
23/31814x7
Interchange_synthGlider syntheses of interchanges.interchange_synth...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/323076x106
IwonaA methuselah with lifespan 28786. Found on August 20, 2004.iwona.rle
Andrew Okrasinski
23/31920x21
JackA period 4 oscillator found in April 1984.jack.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/34213x9
Jack_synthGlider synthesis of jack.jack_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3488114x106
jagged.mcJagged lines of gliders, formed by a drifting collision of twojagged.mc
637125x67
jagged2.mcA variant of the jagged line pattern in which some of the glidersjagged2.mc
651125x86
Jagged linesJagged lines of gliders, formed by a drifting collision of two LWSSjaggedlines.rle
Dean Hickerson, 5/3/2005
23/3637125x67
JamA period 3 oscillator.jam.rle
Achim Flammenkamp
23/3136x7
Jam_synthGlider synthesis of jam.jam_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3152149x22
Jam on 34P13.1The smallest known period 39 oscillator as of April 2009, though itjamon34p13.1.rle
23/34721x16
Jam on 44P7.2The smallest known non-trivial period 21 oscillator. Has a single cell that o...jamon44p7.2.rle
23/36117x16
Jason's bowA period 404 double-barreled gun based on the original Safalra's bow.jasonsbow.rle
Jason Summers
245/36833092x42
Jason's p11A period 11 oscillator.jasonsp11.rle
23/314425x25
Jason's p6http://conwaylife.com/wiki/Jason%27s_p6jasonsp6.rle
Jason Summers
23/33610x10
JawsA 150-cell breeder found by Nick Gotts in 1997.jaws.rle
Nick Gotts
23/3150654x2881
Jaydothttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Jaydotjaydot.rle
Kazyan
23/393x6
JellyfishA c/7 period 7 diagonal spaceship for the move rule.jellyfish.rle
245/36854x4
JolsonA period 15 oscillator consisting of two blocks hassled by two pentadecathlon...jolson.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/36913x19
Jolson_synthGlider syntheses of Jolson.jolson_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3325100x100
Jolson (period 9)A period 9 modification of the Jolson oscillator.jolsonperiod9.rle
23/311722x24
Jason's p36http://conwaylife.com/wiki/Jason%27s_p36jsp36.rle
Jason Summers
23/35639x18
JustynaA methuselah with lifespan 26458 that was found in May 2004.justyna.rle
Andrzej Okrasinski
23/32022x17
Karel's p15A period 15 oscillator discovered on December 11, 2002karelsp15.rle
Karel Suhajda
23/32810x11
Karel's p15_synthAn 18-glider synthesis of Karel's p15karelsp15_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/311864x33
Kickback reactionhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Kickback_reactionkickbackreaction.rle
Unknown
23/3108x7
Killer candlefrobrasA period 3 oscillator made up of two candlefrobras that act in some ways like...killercandlefrobr...
Robert Wainwright
23/33221x5
Killer candlefrobras eating a HWSSKiller candlefrobras, a period 3 oscillator made up of two candlefrobras that...killercandlefrobr...
Robert Wainwright
23/34521x14
Killer toadsA period 2 oscillator made up of a pair of toads acting together so that they...killertoads.rle
23/3124x7
Knightwavehttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Knightwaveknightwave.rle
kiho park
23/3448319x192
Kok's galaxyA period 8 oscillator that was found in 1971.koksgalaxy.rle
Jan Kok
23/3289x9
Kok's galaxy_synthIncremental syntheses by Mark Niemiec and direct synthesis by Jasonkoksgalaxy_synth.rle
Mark Niemiec and Jason Summers
23/31397221x113
Lake 2A 24-cell still life.lake2.rle
23/32410x10
Lake 2_synthA 10-glider synthesis of lake 2lake2_synth.rle
23/38271x18
LaputaA period 2 oscillator found in September 1992.laputa.rle
Rich Schroeppel
23/33212x7
lidka-predecessor2-gen predecessor of Lidka. Runs for 29055 gens.lidka-predecessor...
23/3139x15
LidkaA methuselah with lifespan 29055.lidka.rle
Andrzej Okrasinski and David Bell
23/3139x15
life-integer-constructionsCollection of small objects generated from integers writtenlife-integer-cons...
23/313000736x428
Life without death quadratic growthA pattern that grows quadratically (and eventually predictably) tolifewithoutdeathq...
Dean Hickerson
012345678/372447x47
Light bulbA period 2 oscillator that was found in 1971.lightbulb.rle
23/3237x9
Light bulb_synthGlider synthesis of light bulb.lightbulb_synth.rle
23/313571x30
lightspeedThis is a mechanism that could be used for lightspeedlightspeed.rle
23/3933781x364
Light speed oscillator 1A period 5 extensible oscillator.lightspeedoscilla...
Josh Ball
23/337369x19
Light speed oscillator 2A period 5 extensible oscillator.lightspeedoscilla...
Josh Ball
23/345185x25
Light speed oscillator 3A period 5 extensible oscillator.lightspeedoscilla...
Josh Ball
23/393873x73
Lightweight emulatorA period 4 oscillator that produces sparks similar to that of the lightweight...lightweightemulat...
Robert Wainwright
23/33014x6
line-puffer-superstableSuperstable line puffer of width 76.line-puffer-super...
23/387832x156
line-puffer-unstableThe asymmetric debris destroys the engine of thisline-puffer-unsta...
23/342217x99
linear-propagator-p237228340.mcThis pattern is a phase-shifted linear replicator in Conway's Game of Life.linear-propagator...
B3/S2329009614826990x14826908
Line-pufferA c/2 orthogonal line-puffer of width 76linepuffer.rle
Tim Coe
23/3878156x32
lineship1p96 c/12 diagonal lineship: David Bell , 24 June 2005lineship1.rle
23/37178675x653
lineship2p768 c/12 diagonal line burner: Dave Greene, 25 June 2005lineship2.rle
23/39212850x912
lineship3Smaller diagonal c/12 lineship using segmented constructionlineship3.rle
23/33583668x603
lineship4Adjustable-period growing/shrinking Corder-based c/12 lineshiplineship4.rle
23/34620894x809
Loading dockA period 3 oscillator that was found in September 1972.loadingdock.rle
David Buckingham
23/3229x8
LoafA very common 7-cell still life.loaf.rle
23/374x4
Loaf_synthGlider syntheses of loaves.loaf_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3301148x111
loafer-gun-p210p210 gun for c/7 loafer spaceshipsloafer-gun-p210.rle
23/31746226x195
loafer-gun-p8388608-linear.mcThis is a very slow gun shooting c/7 loafer spaceships every 2^23 ticks.loafer-gun-p83886...
B3/S231046011048708x1048955
loafer.rlesmall c/7 orthogonal spaceship found 17 February 2013loafer.rle
Josh Ball
23/3209x9
loafer_synth.rle8-glider synthesis of loafer found 18 February 2013,loafer_synth.rle
Matthias Merzenich
23/34034x31
Loaflipflopwww.conwaylife.com/wiki/Loaflipfloploaflipflop.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/37934x34
Loaf siamese bargeA 10-cell still life.loafsiamesebarge.rle
23/3105x5
Loaf siamese barge_synthGlider synthesis of loaf siamese barge.loafsiamesebarge_...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3315148x104
Loaf siamese loafAn 11-cell still life.loafsiameseloaf.rle
23/3115x5
Loaf siamese loaf_synthGlider synthesis of loaf siamese loaf.loafsiameseloaf_s...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3286108x95
Loaf test tube babyhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Loaf_test_tube_babyloaftesttubebaby.rle
Unknown
23/32212x7
Loaf tie eater-with-tailThe third most common naturally-occurring 18-bit still life.loaftieeaterwitht...
23/3188x7
18-7007.rleloaftieeaterwitht...
Mark D. Niemiec's life synthesis database, Thu Feb 19 02:01:28 2015
23/3185122x108
Loaf tractor beamA tractor beam that pulls a loaf.loaftractorbeam.rle
23/37047x8
logarithmic-width.mcPatterns whose population grows logarithmically havelogarithmic-width.mc
46001077x165
loggrow-corderA Cordership-based object whose population grows logarithmically.loggrow-corder.rle
23/3824158x168
Log(t)^2 growthA pattern that experience infinite growth that is O(log(t)^2). Founlogt2growth.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/31431290x218
Long bargeAn 8-cell still life.longbarge.rle
23/385x5
Long barge_synthGlider synthesis of long barges.longbarge_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3174146x46
Long boatA 7-cell still life.longboat.rle
23/374x4
Long boat_synthGlider synthesis of long boats.longboat_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3533157x112
Long Canada gooseA Canada goose with a longer front end.longcanadagoose.rle
Gabriel Nivasch
23/317535x34
Long canoeA 9-cell still life.longcanoe.rle
23/396x6
Long canoe_synthGlider syntheses of long canoe.longcanoe_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/35874x16
Long cis-hook with tailAn 11-bit still life.longcishookwithta...
23/3116x7
Long cis-shillelaghAn 11-bit still life.longcisshillelagh...
23/3116x7
Long claw with tailAn 11-bit still life.longclawwithtail.rle
23/3117x4
Long fuse with two tailsAn 11-bit still life.longfusewithtwota...
23/3117x5
Long hookAn induction coil that is a longer version of a bookend (aka. a hook).longhook.rle
23/385x3
Longhook and dockhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Longhook_and_docklonghookanddock.rle
Unknown
23/3187x6
Long hook with tailA 9-cell still life.longhookwithtail.rle
23/396x4
Long hook with tail_synthGlider synthesis of long hook with tail.longhookwithtail_...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/312673x51
LonghornA 19-bit still life.longhorn.rle
23/3199x6
19-4199.rlelonghorn_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec's life synthesis database, Thu Feb 19 02:01:30 2015
23/318377x66
Long integralA 10-cell still life. It is the long version of an integral sign.longintegral.rle
23/3104x6
Long integral_synthGlider synthesis of long integral.longintegral_synt...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/310170x73
Long long bargeA 10-cell still life.longlongbarge.rle
23/3106x6
Long long barge_synthGlider synthesis of long long barge.longlongbarge_syn...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/35171x10
Long long boatA 9-cell still life.longlongboat.rle
23/395x5
Long long boat_synthGlider synthesis of long long boats.longlongboat_synt...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/36371x13
Long long canoeA 10-cell still life.longlongcanoe.rle
23/3107x7
Long long canoe_synthGlider syntheses of long long canoes.longlongcanoe_syn...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3252110x78
Long long hook with tailA 10-cell still life.longlonghookwitht...
23/3107x4
Long long hook with tail_synthGlider synthesis of long long hook with tail.longlonghookwitht...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3241108x91
Long long shillelaghA 10-cell still life that is the long long version of the shillelagh.longlongshillelag...
23/3107x4
Long long shillelagh_synthGlider synthesis of long long shillelagh.longlongshillelag...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3201107x56
Long long shipA 10-cell still life.longlongship.rle
23/3105x5
Long long ship_synthGlider syntheses of long long shiplonglongship_synt...
23/3287154x120
Long long snakeAn 8-cell still life.longlongsnake.rle
23/386x4
Long long snake_synthGlider synthesis of long long snake.longlongsnake_syn...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3104114x26
Long prodigalhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Long_prodigallongprodigal.rle
Unknown
23/3117x5
Long shillelaghA 9-cell still life that is the long version of the shillelagh.longshillelagh.rle
23/396x3
Long shillelagh_synthGlider synthesis of long shillelagh.longshillelagh_sy...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/317683x93
Long shipAn 8-cell still life.longship.rle
23/384x4
Long ship_synthGlider syntheses of long ship.longship_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3140144x60
Long snakeA 7-cell still life.longsnake.rle
23/375x3
Long snake_synthGlider syntheses of long snakes.longsnake_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/35868x11
LoopA 10-cell still life.loop.rle
23/3105x4
Loop_synthGlider synthesis of loop.loop_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/325879x111
low-periodLow-period oscillators.low-period.rle
23/37088491x249
Lightweight spaceshipA very well-known period 4 c/2 orthogonal spaceship.lwss.rle
John Conway
23/395x4
Lightweight spaceship_synthGlider synthesis of lightweight spaceships.lwss_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3294149x103
LWSS on HWSShttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/LWSS_on_HWSSlwssonhwss.rle
Unknown
23/3227x12
LWSS on MWSShttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/LWSS_on_MWSSlwssonmwss.rle
Unknown
23/3206x12
LWSS tagalongA tagalong for two lightweight, middleweight, or heavyweight spaceslwsstagalong.rle
David Bell
23/311725x19
make-harborSynthesis of p5 oscillator from 34 gliders.make-harbor.rle
23/3170209x209
make-osc-p3Some glider syntheses of p3 oscillators:make-osc-p3.rle
23/31570271x186
make-osc-p4Some glider syntheses of p4 oscillators:make-osc-p4.rle
23/32405331x345
make-osc-p5-plus5-1. "fumarole", Stephen Silver, 2/00make-osc-p5-plus.rle
23/32843343x232
make-p11"Achim's p11" oscillator synthesized from 96 glidersmake-p11.rle
23/3480266x266
make-p18Glider synthesis of p18 oscillator.make-p18.rle
23/3225229x229
make-p33Synthesis of p33 oscillator from 68 gliders.make-p33.rle
23/3340149x149
Mangled 1 beaconhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Mangled_1_beaconmangled1beacon.rle
Unknown
23/3167x7
MangoA common 8-cell still life.mango.rle
23/385x4
Mango_synthGlider synthesis of mangos.mango_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3496157x106
Mango test tube babyhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Mango_test_tube_babymangotesttubebaby...
Unknown
23/32414x7
MathematicianA period 5 oscillator found in 1972.mathematician.rle
David Buckingham
23/3359x11
MaxA spacefiller that fills space with zebra stripes.max.rle
Tim Coe
23/318727x27
Maximum volatility gunTrue-period p177 gun, volatility=1. Jason Summers, 22 Oct 2009maximumvolatility...
Jason Summers
23/364341087x1043
Maze 2-cell still lifesAll 2-cell still lifes in the maze (12345/3) rule.maze2cellstilllif...
12345/345x2
Maze 3-cell still lifesAll 3-cell still lifes in the maze (12345/3) rule.maze3cellstilllif...
12345/333x3
Maze 4-cell still lifesAll 4-cell still lifes in the maze (12345/3) rule.maze4cellstilllif...
12345/32023x4
Maze 5-cell still lifesAll 5-cell still lifes in the maze (12345/3) rule.maze5cellstilllif...
12345/33538x5
Maze 6-cell still lifesAll 18 6-cell still lifes in the maze (12345/3) rule.maze6cellstilllif...
12345/310858x13
Maze 7-cell still lifesAll 40 7-cell still lifes in the maze (12345/3) rule.maze7cellstilllif...
12345/3280134x15
Maze 8-cell still lifesAll 197 8-cell still lifes in the maze (12345/3) rule.maze8cellstilllif...
12345/31576311x42
Maze 9-cell still lifesAll 669 9-cell still lifes in the maze (12345/3) rules.maze9cellstilllif...
12345/36021281x169
Maze period 2Small period 2 oscillators in the maze rule.mazeperiod2.rle
12345/34828x5
Maze still lifesA collection of still lifes in the maze (12345/3) rule.mazestilllifes.rle
12345/3462122x22
Maze wickstretcherA common wickstretcher in the maze (12345/3) rule.mazewickstretcher...
12345/3206x8
MazingA period 4 oscillator.mazing.rle
David Buckingham
23/3127x7
Mazing_synthGlider synthesis of mazing.mazing_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/39170x22
Mersenne prime calculatorA pattern that computes Mersenne primes. Based on Jason Summers' Femersenneprimecalc...
Nathaniel Johnston
23/37005893x590
Merzenich p18The first period 18 billiard-table oscillator, found in June 2011.merzenichp18.rle
Matthias Merzenich
23/37117x15
Merzenich's p64The smallest known period-64 oscillator.merzenichsp64.rle
Matthias Merzenich
23/33421x21
metacatacryst.mcmetacatacryst -- a 52-cell pattern exhibiting quadratic growth.metacatacryst.mc
5259739x14663
MetacatacrystA pattern that starts with just 52 cells but grows quadratically.metacatacryst.rle
Nick Gotts
23/35259739x14663
metapixel-galaxy.mcthis is an OTCAmetapixel tiling which requires Golly.metapixel-galaxy.mc
B3/S23740819530720x30720
Metapixel p216 Gunthis is an OTCAmetapixel tiling which requires Golly.metapixel-p216-gu...
B3/S23128116349290816x243712
metapixel-parity64.mcthis is an OTCAmetapixel tiling which requires Golly.metapixel-parity6...
B3/S23100491984131072x131072
Mickey MouseA 26-cell still life named by Mark Niemiec.mickeymouse.rle
23/32610x7
Middleweight emulatorA period 4 oscillator that produces sparks similar to those of themiddleweightemula...
Robert Wainwright
23/33215x7
Middleweight emulator_synthGlider synthesis of middleweight emulator.middleweightemula...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3362127x54
Middleweight volcanoA period 5 oscillator found in April 1992 that produces sparks muchmiddleweightvolca...
Dean Hickerson
23/34713x11
Mini pressure cookerA period 3 oscillator found no later than June 1972.minipressurecooke...
Robert Wainwright
23/32811x10
Mini pressure cooker_synthA 27-glider synthesis of mini pressure cookerminipressurecooke...
23/3353134x76
MirageA pattern that quickly creates and destroys a Gosper glider gun.mirage.rle
23/333168x46
Mirrored dockA 20-cell still life composed of two docks facing each other.mirroreddock.rle
23/3206x7
Mirrored dock_synthGlider syntheses of mirrored docks.mirroreddock_synt...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/39067x19
Merzenich's P11Period 11 oscillator with two diagonal lines of symmetry,mmp11.rle
Matthias Merzenich
23/37621x21
MoldThe smallest period 4 oscillator.mold.rle
Achim Flammenkamp
23/3126x6
Mold_synthGlider synthesis of mold.mold_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3332146x106
Mold and long hook eating tubThe smallest known period 12 oscillator, though it is usually considered triv...moldandlonghookea...
23/3246x14
Mold and long hook eating tub_synthA 20-glider synthesis of mold and long hook eating tubmoldandlonghookea...
23/3272111x52
mold on 36P22The smallest known non-trivial period 44 oscillatormoldon36p22.rle
Jason Summers
23/35027x16
mold on 36P22_synthA 16-glider synthesis of mold on 36P22moldon36p22_synth...
23/313588x39
Mold on 41P7.2The smallest known non-trivial period 28 oscillatormoldon41p7.2.rle
23/35315x14
Mold on 48P31The smallest known period-124 oscillator.moldon48p31.rle
23/36024x24
Mold on fumaroleThe smallest known period 20 oscillator. It is non-trivial becausemoldonfumarole.rle
23/3309x14
Mold on fumarole_synthA 12-glider synthesis of mold on fumarolemoldonfumarole_sy...
23/39053x30
Mold on pentadecathlonA small non-trivial period 60 oscillatormoldonpentadecath...
23/32410x13
Mold on pentadecathlon_synthAn 8-glider synthesis of mold on pentadecathlonmoldonpentadecath...
23/36437x19
Mold on rattlesnakeThe smallest known period-44 oscillator.moldonrattlesnake...
23/34514x15
Monoclaw test tube babyhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Monoclaw_test_tube_babymonoclawtesttubeb...
Unknown
23/31710x6
MonogramA period 4 oscillator found in August 1989.monogram.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/3187x5
Monogram_synthGlider synthesis of monogram.monogram_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3189146x17
MontanaA period 5 oscillator found in June 2011.montana.rle
Scot Ellison
23/33412x10
MoonA simple period-1 speed c spaceship in the "seeds" rule.moon.rle
/242x4
Moose antlersA simple 15-cell still life.mooseantlers.rle
23/3159x5
Moose antlers_synthGlider syntheses of moose antlers.mooseantlers_synt...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3261142x114
Mosquito 1A 103-cell quadratic growth pattern found in September 1998.mosquito1.rle
Nick Gotts
23/31031794x412
Mosquito 1bA 97-cell quadratic growth pattern found on October 6, 1998.mosquito1b.rle
Stephen Silver
23/3971794x411
Mosquito 2An 85-cell quadratic growth patternmosquito2.rle
Nick Gotts
23/3851644x315
Mosquito 3A 75-cell quadratic growth patternmosquito3.rle
Nick Gotts
23/3752754x650
Mosquito 4A 73-cell quadratic growth patternmosquito4.rle
Stephen Silver
23/3732754x650
mosquito5.mcmosquito5 -- a 71-cell pattern with a quadratic growth rate.mosquito5.mc
712754x650
Mosquito 5A 71-cell pattern that exhibits quadratic growth.mosquito5.rle
Nick Gotts
23/3712754x650
Move pufferA common puffer in the move (125/368) rule.movepuffer.rle
245/36862x6
Move still lifesAll still lifes with 10 or fewer cells in the move (245/368) rule.movestilllifes.rle
245/36810623x39
Moving sawtoothA moving sawtooth that was found on July 10, 2005.movingsawtooth.rle
David Bell
23/31239128x173
Multum in parvoA methuselah with lifespan 3933.multuminparvo.rle
Charles Corderman
23/376x4
Muttering moat 1A period 2 oscillator and a muttering moat, found in May 1993.mutteringmoat1.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/3157x7
mutteringmoat1_synthGlider synthesis of muttering moat 1mutteringmoat1_sy...
Martin Grant, Goldtiger997
23/3158140x44
Middleweight spaceshipA very well-known period 4 c/2 orthogonal spaceship.mwss.rle
John Conway
23/3116x5
Middleweight spaceship_synthGlider synthesis of middleweight spaceships.mwss_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3385156x105
natural-LWSSRuns for 23334 gens. Initial pop = 12. Final pops = 2898/2895natural-LWSS.rle
23/3128x5
NegentropyA period 2 oscillator that is very similar to the Hertz oscillator.negentropy.rle
23/33611x12
New fiveA period 3 oscillator found in January 1990.newfive.rle
Dean Hickerrson
23/3299x9
New gun 1A true period 46 gun. The second known basic gun.newgun1.rle
Bill Gosper
23/35634x34
New gun 2A true period 144 glider gun that consists of a block factory whose output is...newgun2.rle
Bill Gosper
23/39551x24
NewshuttleThe first period 28 oscillator to be discoverednewshuttle.rle
David Buckingham
23/328849x49
nick-gotts-1.mcgosblor4c2-gosblor4c2f-s17sw51nick-gotts-1.mc
5062x79
nick-gotts-2.mcnikk-nikkm1r90-w4s164nick-gotts-2.mc
3238x198
Ninehttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Ninenine.rle
Unknown
23/363x4
Noah's arkA diagonal period 1344 c/12 puffer made up of two switch engines that was fou...noahsark.rle
Charles Corderman
23/31615x15
Noah's ark_synthGlider synthesis of Noah's ark.noahsark_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3102120x52
Nonapolehttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Nonapolenonapole.rle
Unknown
23/31512x12
Non-monotonic spaceship 1An orthogonal period 4 c/4 spaceship that was the first non-monotonic spacesh...nonmonotonicspace...
Hartmut Holzwart
23/36621x11
Octagon 2The first known period 5 oscillator.octagon2.rle
Sol Goodman and Arthur Taber
23/3168x8
Octagon 2_synthGlider synthesis of octagon 2.octagon2_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3200153x79
Octagon 2 on 36P22A small non-trivial period 110 oscillatoroctagon2on36p22.rle
23/35232x16
Octagon 4http://conwaylife.com/wiki/Octagon_4octagon4.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/34016x16
Octagon 4_synthA 34-glider synthesis of Octagon 4octagon4_synth.rle
Mark Niemiec and Jason Summers
23/3218142x118
Octapolehttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Octapoleoctapole.rle
Unknown
23/31411x11
Octapole_synthGlider synthesis of the octapole.octapole_synth.rle
Goldtiger997
23/36055x33
Odd keysA period 3 oscillator.oddkeys.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/31612x5
Odd keys_synthA 21-glider synthesis of odd keysoddkeys_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/312398x77
Odd test tube babyA period 2 oscillator.oddtesttubebaby.rle
23/3159x6
Odd test tube baby_synthAn 11-glider synthesis of odd test tube babyoddtesttubebaby_s...
23/3154178x19
Omnibushttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Omnibusomnibus.rle
Unknown
23/3409x10
Omnibus with tubshttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Omnibus_with_tubsomnibuswithtubs.rle
Unknown
23/3429x11
One per generationA tubstretcher that grows by exactly one cell every generation.onepergeneration.rle
Nicolay Beluchenko
23/34417x15
Onion ringsA simple onion rings agar.onionrings.rle
23/3460896x96
O-pentominoOne of the 12 pentominoes.opentomino.rle
23/355x1
Original diuresisThe original form of diuresis using pentadecathlons for stabilizatioriginaldiuresis.rle
David Eppstein
23/39444x21
original gliders by the dozenThe original form of gliders by the dozenoriginalglidersby...
Roger H. Rosenbaum
23/3209x5
Original P15 pre-pulsar spaceshipThe first known period-15 c/5 orthogonal spaceshiporiginalp15prepul...
Noam Elkies
23/3146651x144
Original p44 pi-heptomino hasslerThe original form of p44 pi-heptomino hassleroriginalp44pihept...
David Buckingham
23/312631x44
Original P56 B-heptomino shuttleThe original form of P56 B-heptomino shuttle, discovered sometime boriginalp56bhepto...
David Buckingham
23/39940x21
OrionA c/4 diagonal period 4 spaceship found in April 1993.orion.rle
Hartmut Holzwart
23/33914x15
Orion 2A diagonal period 4 c/4 spaceship.orion2.rle
Jason Summers
23/33213x13
orthogonalSmall Orthogonal Spaceships, speeds c/2, 2c/5, c/3, 2c/7, c/4,orthogonal.rle
23/3791194x76
Orthogonoidhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Orthogonoidorthogonoid.mc
B3/S23469341868779x821
Ortho-loaf and tableA 13-cell still life.ortholoafandtable...
23/3135x7
Ortho-loaf and table_synthGlider syntheses of ortho-loaf and tableortholoafandtable...
23/3209108x73
osc-p43+This pattern demonstrates the existence of oscillators of allosc-p43+.rle
23/323665x65
oscillator-synthesesGlider syntheses for ten oscillators.oscillator-synthe...
23/3667187x79
OTCA metapixelA unit cell that is capable of emulating any Life-like cellular autotcametapixel.rle
Brice Due
23/3646912058x2058
OTCA metapixel (off)A unit cell that is capable of emulating any Life-like cellular autotcametapixeloff.rle
Brice Due
23/3239202058x2058
Overweight emulatorhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Overweight_emulatoroverweightemulato...
Unknown
23/33917x9
Overweight spaceshipA would-be spaceship similar to the LWSS, MWSS and HWSS, but longer. It is un...owss.rle
23/3158x5
p100-H-channel-breederp100 c/2 Herschel channel breeder: David Bell, 19 December 1996p100-H-channel-br...
23/33682647x262
p100-H-track-pufferp100 puffer laying down Herschel tracks -- pairs of Fx77 conduits.p100-H-track-puff...
23/341381330x247
p103079214841p103079214841 (prime: 4^13*1536-263) oscillator/gun --p103079214841.rle
23/31618297x227
P110 traffic jamThe first period 110 oscillator to be found, discovered on Octoberp110trafficjam.rle
Bill Gosper
23/3558111x72
p11 double-length signal injectorA period 11 oscillator discovered by Matthias Merzenich in June 2011.p11doublelengthsi...
Matthias Merzenich
23/326251x46
P11 pinwheelRotationally symmetric p11 oscillator discovered in May 2009.p11pinwheel.rle
Nicolay Beluchenko
23/37223x23
P124 lumps of muck hasslerDiscovered July 31, 1994p124lumpsofmuckha...
Dean Hickerson
23/315039x38
P132 Hans Leo hasslerA period 132 version of the Hans Leo hassler oscillator.p132hansleohassle...
Noam Elkies
23/317940x39
p138p138 oscillator discovered as an infinite agar (not shown), butp138.rle
23/3832215x103
P144 Hans Leo hasslerA period 144 version of the Hans Leo hassler oscillator.p144hansleohassle...
Noam Elkies
23/314633x40
P156 Hans Leo hasslerA period 156 traffic light hassler. The first period 156 oscillatorp156hansleohassle...
Noam Elkies
23/315733x40
P15 pre-pulsar spaceshipA period-15 c/5 orthogonal spaceshipp15prepulsarspace...
Noam Elkies
23/349461x43
P160 dart gunThe smallest known dart gun with the shortest period, as of December 2014.p160dartgun.rle
Dave Greene
23/311094657x620
p18 glider shuttleA period-18 glider shuttle based on the p42 glider shuttlep18glidershuttle.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/340155x55
P18 honey farm hasslerA period 18 oscillator found in January 2015.p18honeyfarmhassl...
Nico Brown
23/35430x18
p1megacellUniversal stable metacellp1megacell.rle
23/320514532770x32770
P200 traffic jamA period-200 oscillator based on the traffic jam reaction, found by Bill Gosp...p200trafficjam.rle
Bill Gosper
23/346477x77
P22 lumps of muck hasslerA period 22 oscillator found in September 2015.p22lumpsofmuckhas...
Aidan F. Pierce
23/311449x31
p230 glider shuttleA period-230 oscillator based on the p50 glider shuttlep230glidershuttle...
Dean Hickerson
23/338862x52
p246 glider shuttleA period-246 oscillator based on the p42 glider shuttlep246glidershuttle...
Dean Hickerson
23/329860x50
p24 shuttleA period 24 shuttle oscillator found by Karel Suhajda.p24shuttle.rle
Karel Suhajda
23/33820x20
p24 shuttle synthesisSynthesis of the p24 using 15 gliders, from Mark D. Niemiec's life synthesis ...p24shuttle_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3472184x119
P26 glider shuttleThe smallest known period 26 oscillator in terms of populationp26glidershuttle.rle
Matthias Merzenich
23/314853x53
p270-frothing-puffer-rakePeriod 270 forward rake using period tripling of p90 input streams.p270-frothing-puf...
23/34548249x371
p30-racetrackA very long period oscillator: 1800 generations. In more humorousp30-racetrack.rle
23/3902308x176
P30 beehive hasslerA period 30 oscillator related to the p35 beehive hasslerp30beehivehassler...
Dean Hickerson
23/337279x24
p31 reflection48P31 acting as a 90-degree reflectorp31reflection.rle
Matthias Merzenich
23/35835x32
p32 blinker hasslerhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/P32_blinker_hasslerp32blinkerhassler...
Noam Elkies
23/37521x23
p32 blinker hassler 2A period 32 oscillator found by Noam Elkies in April 2010.p32blinkerhassler...
Noam Elkies
23/311530x24
p35.1The first known period 35 oscillatorp35beehivehassler...
Dean Hickerson
23/337279x24
P35 honey farm hasslerFound on 9 January 2016, with a hacked version of ptbsearchp35honeyfarmhassl...
Dongook Lee
23/34424x17
P36 toad hasslerThe first period 36 oscillator to be discoveredp36toadhassler.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/38620x26
p36 toadsuckerA period 36 toadsuckerp36toadsucker.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/38621x26
P37 interactionTwo copies of 124P37 interacting non-trivially by hassling a beehivp37interaction.rle
Nicolay Beluchenko and Adam P. Goucher
23/329872x44
p37 reflectionsperiod-37 180-degree and 90-degree glider reflectionsp37reflections.rle
Nicolay Beluchenko and Matthias Merzenich
23/3553271x47
P40 B-heptomino shuttleThe first period 40 oscillator to be discoveredp40bheptominoshut...
David Buckingham
23/36826x23
P416 60P5H2V0 gunA true period 416 gun that fires copies of 60P5H2V0.p41660p5h2v0gun.rle
Dave Greene
23/326342990x979
p42 glider shuttleThe first period-42 oscillator to be discoveredp42glidershuttle.rle
Noam Elkies
23/314332x32
p43 glider loopA period-43 oscillator based on a stable reflectorp43gliderloop.rle
Mike Playle
23/322865x65
p43 glider shuttleA period-43 oscillator based on a stable reflectorp43glidershuttle.rle
Mike Playle
23/322865x65
p448dartgunA p448 gun that fires c/3 "dart" spaceships.p448dartgun.rle
Michael Simkin
23/3252052219x2173
p44 gunsBuckingham's original gun and its improvement, as well as Dietrichp44guns.rle
David Buckingham and Dietrich Leithner
23/3612212x60
P44 pi-heptomino hasslerThe first period 44 oscillator to be discovered.p44piheptominohas...
David Buckingham
23/310231x44
P44 pi-heptomino hassler_synthA 67-glider synthesis of the p44 pi-heptomino hasslerp44piheptominohas...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/339394x90
P44 traffic light hasslerA period 44 oscillator.p44trafficlightha...
Matthias Merzenich
23/326036x53
P44 traffic light hassler (original)A period 44 oscillator found in April 2010.p44trafficlightha...
Matthias Merzenich
23/343636x86
p45 engineA period-45 oscillator found on 29 Apr 2009p45engine.rle
Matthias Merzenich
23/310042x42
p46 gunThe smallest known period-46 gunp46gun.rle
Bill Gosper
23/35049x14
p46racetrackP46 based glider racetrack -- in reality a P6072 oscillator.p46racetrack.rle
23/32756571x383
P48 toad hasslerThe first period 48 oscillator to be discovered; found on Decemberp48toadhassler.rle
Bill Gosper
23/332636x54
P48 toad suckerA period 48 toad suckerp48toadsucker.rle
Bill Gosper
23/332637x54
p50 glider shuttleThe first period-50 oscillator to be discoveredp50glidershuttle.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/318833x33
P50 traffic jamThe smallest known period 50 oscillator; discovered on October 16,p50trafficjam.rle
Noam Elkies
23/39248x16
P50 traffic jam_synthA 34-glider synthesis of P50 traffic jamp50trafficjam_syn...
Mark Niemiec and Jason Summers
23/3954293x129
p53 glider loopA period-53 oscillator based on a stable reflectorp53gliderloop.rle
Mike Playle
23/322875x75
p54 shuttleA period 54 oscillator that is a variant of the twin bees shuttle found by Da...p54shuttle.rle
Dave Buckingham
23/36829x17
P54 shuttle_synthA 12-glider synthesis of the p54 shuttlep54shuttle_synth.rle
23/3192149x61
P56 B-heptomino shuttleThe smallest known period 56 oscillatorp56bheptominoshut...
David Buckingham
23/34526x21
P56 B-heptomino shuttle_synthA 19-glider synthesis of the P56 B-heptomino shuttlep56bheptominoshut...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3230111x79
p5760 unit Life cellThe first unit Life cell to be discovered.p5760unitlifecell...
David Bell
23/34761499x499
p57 glider loopA period-57 oscillator based on a stable reflectorp57gliderloop.rle
Mike Playle
23/322879x79
P57 Herschel loop 1The first discovered period 57 oscillator, found on December 15, 19p57herschelloop1.rle
Dietrich Leithner
23/33004334x334
P58 toadsuckerThe first known period 58 oscillatorp58toadsucker.rle
Bill Gosper
23/325867x56
p59-gun-with-Snark-reflectorsSmaller p59 gunp59-gun-with-Snar...
23/32738299x239
Period-59 glider gun (8k-by-8k)A true-period 59 glider gun.p59glidergun8kx8k...
23/31678638870x7352
Snark-assisted period-59 glider gunA true-period 59 glider gun, discovered in August 2013.p59glidergungreen...
Dave Greene
23/34309405x355
Period-59 glider gun (original)The first true period-59 glider gun to be discovered.p59glidergunorigi...
23/332802114348x12790
p59 glider loopA period-59 oscillator based on a stable reflectorp59gliderloop.rle
Mike Playle
23/322881x81
P59 Herschel loop 1The first period 59 oscillator to be discoveredp59herschelloop1.rle
David Buckingham
23/35772574x574
p59 Herschel loop 2A period 59 Herschel loop oscillator found in 2004.p59herschelloop2.rle
23/358221074x74
P5 reflectorA period 5 oscillator that can act as a glider reflector.p5reflector.rle
23/312529x24
P5 reflector with glidersA period 5 reflector (oscillator) reflecting gliders.p5reflectorwithgl...
23/314129x25
p60 hasslerA period 60 oscillator found by Noam Elkies in 2002.p60hassler.rle
Noam Elkies
23/310534x23
p6108-c4-rakep6108 c/4 diagonal glider rake: David Bell, 14 October 2005p6108-c4-rake.rle
23/3159083285x3306
p61 glider loopA period-61 oscillator based on a stable reflectorp61gliderloop.rle
Mike Playle
23/322883x83
P61 Herschel loop 1The first known period 61 oscillatorp61herschelloop1.rle
David Buckingham
23/33549404x256
P61 Herschel loop 2P61 oscillator discovered 23 February 1997p61herschelloop2.rle
Paul Callahan
23/31596381x70
p62 blinker hasslerA period-62 oscillator composed of two period-31 oscillatorsp62blinkerhassler...
Noam Elkies
23/311440x26
p63 glider loopA period-63 oscillator based on a stable reflectorp63gliderloop.rle
Mike Playle
23/322885x85
p65 glider loopA period-65 oscillator based on a stable reflectorp65gliderloop.rle
Mike Playle
23/322887x87
p66 glider shuttleA period-66 oscillator made from two 180-degree reflectorsp66glidershuttle.rle
Michael Simkin
23/310025x21
p67 glider loopA period-67 oscillator based on a stable reflectorp67gliderloop.rle
Mike Playle
23/322889x89
p68 glider loopA period-68 oscillator based on a stable reflectorp68gliderloop.rle
Mike Playle
23/321256x56
p690-PT-Cordership-gun15-glider construction of a 3-engine Cordership.p690-PT-Cordershi...
23/32473517x471
P690 60P5H2V0 gunA gun that creates copies of 60P5H2V0 via glider synthesis. Createdp69060p5h2v0gun.rle
Jason Summers
23/312511871x854
p69 glider loopA period-69 oscillator based on a stable reflectorp69gliderloop.rle
Mike Playle
23/322891x91
p6 diagonal wickstretcher 1The first known p6 diagonal wickstretcher; partially constructed in September...p6diagonalwickstr...
Paul Tooke, Jason Summers and Matthias Merzenich
23/338461x61
p71 glider loopA period-71 oscillator based on a stable reflectorp71gliderloop.rle
Mike Playle
23/322893x93
p88 pi-heptomino hasslerThe first period 88 oscillator to be discoveredp88piheptominohas...
Dean Hickerson
23/311843x44
p8 swan tagalongTwo swans pulling a period 8 tagalongp8swantagalong.rle
23/311728x28
p90-rake-factoryp90 gun for p20 space rakep90-rake-factory.rle
23/32097288x129
P94SA true period 94 twelve-barreled glider gun based on the AK47 reactp94s.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/32461607x155
P94S2A true period 94 glider gun using the AK47 reaction.p94s2.rle
David Bell & Jason Summers
23/3734174x149
PaperclipA 14-cell still life.paperclip.rle
23/3145x6
Paperclip_synthGlider synthesis of paperclips.paperclip_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3213149x57
Parabolic sawtoothA sawtooth with parabolic envelope and minimum repeating populationparabolicsawtooth...
Dean Hickerson
23/3889126x144
Parallel HBKHalf-bakery knightship, velocity (6,3)c/245912parallelhbk.mc
B3/S2313294631080x32771
Partial queen bee loopPeriod 30 oscillator based on the queen bee loop.partialqueenbeelo...
Bill Gosper
23/34424x24
PedestleA period 5 oscillator.pedestle.rle
23/35211x17
Pedestrian Life period 190 knightshipA (5,2)c/190 knightship in Pedestrian Life (B38/S23).pedestrianlife_kn...
23/383940x28
Pedestrian Life period 106 glider gunA statorless rotating period 106 glider gun in Pedestrian Life (B38/S23).pedestrianlife_p1...
23/38148x6
Penny laneA period 4 oscillator that was found in 1972.pennylane.rle
David Buckingham
23/33415x10
Pentadecathlon10 cells placed in a row evolve into this object, which is the most natural o...pentadecathlon.rle
John Conway
23/31210x3
Pentadecathlon_synthGlider synthesis of pentadecathlons.pentadecathlon_sy...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3609157x101
Pentadecathlon on 37P7.1A small non-trivial period 105 oscillatorpentadecathlonon3...
23/34917x16
Pentadecathlon on 38P7.2A small non-trivial period 105 oscillatorpentadecathlonon3...
23/35020x12
Pentadecathlon on snackerA small period 45 oscillatorpentadecathlonons...
23/35220x17
Pentadecathlon on snacker_synthA 23-glider synthesis of pentadecathlon on snackerpentadecathlonons...
23/3511150x127
Pentadecathlon on thumb 1The smallest known non-trivial period 45 oscillatorpentadecathlonont...
23/34814x17
PentantA period 5 oscillator found in July 1976.pentant.rle
David Buckingham
23/32810x12
PentapoleThe barberpole of length 5 and thus a period 2 oscillator.pentapole.rle
23/3118x8
Pentapole_synthGlider synthesis of pentapole.pentapole_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3159108x55
PentoadA period 5 oscillator found in June 1977.pentoad.rle
Bill Gosper
23/32013x12
Pentoad 1H2A period 5 oscillator.pentoad1h2.rle
23/32415x12
Pentoad 2A period 5 oscillator.pentoad2.rle
23/32612x17
Pentoad_synthGlider synthesis of pentoad.pentoad_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3122123x25
Pentoad with two hexominoesA period 5 pentoad oscillator with two hexominoes in the middle.pentoadwithtwohex...
23/32617x16
Period 11 - 14 oscillatorsA collection of oscillators with period 11 - 14.period1114oscilla...
Jason Summers
23/311293544x263
period14glidergunpseudo p14 gunperiod14glidergun...
23/38814385x337
p20 glider gunperiod20glidergun...
Matthias Merzenich, Noam Elkies
23/367278x42
Period 2 oscillatorsA collection of period 2 oscillators.period2oscillator...
Jason Summers
23/33933231x180
Period-36 glider gunA true period 36 glider gun found by Jason Summers in 2004.period36glidergun...
Jason Summers
23/315250x49
Period 3 oscillatorsA collection of period 3 oscillators.period3oscillator...
Jason Summers
23/36399349x180
p40 glider gunwww.conwaylife.com/wiki/Period-40_glider_gunperiod40glidergun...
Adam P. Goucher, Matthias Merzenich
23/32416226x220
Period-45 glider gunA true period 45 glider gun found by Matthias Merzenich in 2010, with improve...period45glidergun...
Matthias Merzenich
23/313248x40
p48 pi hasslerA period 48 oscillator found by Matthias Merzenich in June 2011.period48pihassler...
Matthias Merzenich
23/312133x26
Period 4 oscillatorsA collection of period 4 oscillators.period4oscillator...
Jason Summers
23/36104294x198
p50 glider gun variant by Dean Hickersonperiod50glidergun...
23/3524144x46
p50 glider gun variant by David Bellperiod50glidergun...
23/3652119x94
Period-59 glider gunA true-period 59 glider gun.period59gun.rle
23/31606974091x3082
Period 5 oscillatorsA collection of period 5 oscillators.period5oscillator...
Jason Summers
23/35277311x154
Period-60 glider gunThe first true period 60 glider gun, found by Bill Gosper.period60glidergun...
Bill Gosper
23/311339x27
Period-61 glider gunThe first true period-61 glider gun discovered in April 2016.period61glidergun...
'AbhpzTa'
23/35403366x287
Period 6 oscillatorsA collection of period 6 oscillators.period6oscillator...
Jason Summers
23/38575375x218
Period 7 and 8 oscillatorsA collection of oscillators with period 7 and 8.period7and8oscill...
Jason Summers
23/37275491x161
Period 8 eater 3A period 8 oscillator.period8eater3.rle
23/35620x20
Period 9 and 10 oscillatorsA collection of oscillators with period 9 and 10.period9and10oscil...
Jason Summers
23/39889402x331
perp-greyship12c/4 perpendicular greyship: Hartmut Holzwart, 14 July 2005perp-greyship1.rle
23/3119167x103
perp-greyship2smaller 2c/4 perpendicular greyship: Hartmut Holzwart, 14 July 2005perp-greyship2.rle
23/3113258x99
perp-greyship3Perpendicular greyship in triangle form (-1,1,1/4)perp-greyship3.rle
23/3106661x93
perp-greyship4perpendicular grey ship in triangle form (-1/10,1,-1/4)perp-greyship4.rle
23/3156150x147
phase-shiftIt is a fundamental challenge of oscillator construction to buildphase-shift.rle
23/39124839x497
Phoenix 1A period 2 oscillator found in December 1971. It is the smallest known phoenix.phoenix1.rle
23/3128x8
Phoenix 1_synthGlider synthesis of phoenix 1.phoenix1_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/39470x14
Phoenix 1 extendedAn extension of the period 2 phoenix 1 oscillator.phoenix1extended.rle
23/33616x16
pi-blink-breeder1An unusual breeder (quadratic growth) pattern.pi-blink-breeder1...
23/34518741x205
pi-blink-breeder2An unusual breeder (quadratic growth) pattern.pi-blink-breeder2...
23/35322957x237
pi-fuse-pufferPi fuse burning pufferpi-fuse-puffer.rle
23/338621x87
Pi calculatorPattern to compute the decimal expansion of pipicalculator.mc
1189325117573x155887
Pi eaterTwo blocks acting as a pi eater. Found in April 1992.pieater.rle
Bill Gosper
23/3159x12
Pi eater 2A pi eater.pieater2.rle
23/32123x4
Pi-heptominoOne of 108 heptominoes.piheptomino.rle
23/373x3
Pi-heptomino_synthGlider syntheses of pi-heptominoes.piheptomino_synth...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3336147x68
Pincers_synthGlider synthesis of pincers.pincers_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/319280x98
PinwheelA period 4 oscillator.pinwheel.rle
Simon Norton
23/33512x12
pinwheel_synthGlider synthesis of pinwheelpinwheel_synth.rle
Martin Grant
23/325011406x529
Pi orbitalA period 168 oscillator found in August 1995.piorbital.rle
Noam Elkies
23/330559x59
Pi portraitorA period 32 oscillator that was found in 1984 or 1985.piportraitor.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/311924x24
Pipsquirter 1A period 6 pipsquirter oscillator found in November 1997.pipsquirter1.rle
Noam Elkies
23/35015x11
pipsquirter1_synthGlider synthesis of pipsquirter 1pipsquirter1_synt...
Martin Grant
23/35352912x1530
Pipsquirter 1 as reflectorA pipsquirter 1 reflecting a glider.pipsquirter1asref...
23/37922x17
Pipsquirter 2A period 7 pipsquirter oscillator.pipsquirter2.rle
Noam Elkies
23/38913x22
Pipsquirter 2 reflectorPipsquirter 2 acting as a reflector.pipsquirter2refle...
Noam Elkies
23/311121x25
Pi ship 1A growing spaceship discovered in the early 1970s.piship1.rle
23/345299x29
PistonA period 2 oscillator found in 1971.piston.rle
23/32311x5
piston_synthGlider synthesis of pistonpiston_synth.rle
gmc_nxtman
23/33032x12
PondAn 8-cell still life.pond.rle
23/384x4
Pond_synthGlider syntheses of ponds.pond_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/398105x36
Pond and dockhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Pond_and_dockpondanddock.rle
Unknown
23/3188x6
Pond on pondA 16-cell pseudo still life made up of two ponds.pondonpond.rle
23/3169x4
Pond on pond_synthGlider syntheses of pond on ponds.pondonpond_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3168105x70
Pony expresshttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Pony_expressponyexpress.rle
Unknown
23/328774x124
PopoverA period 32 oscillator that works by hassling a pi-heptomino.popover.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/311032x32
(p, p+8) prime calculator(p,p+8) prime calculator based on the cousin prime calculator, which is based...pp8primecalculato...
Nathaniel Johnston
23/389921022x618
P-pentominoOne of the 12 pentominoes.ppentomino.rle
23/352x3
Pre-beehiveA common parent of the beehive.prebeehive.rle
23/363x2
Pre-beehive_synthGlider synthesis of pre-beehive.prebeehive_synth.rle
23/390144x13
Pre-blockA block parent.preblock.rle
23/332x2
Pre-block_synthGlider syntheses of the pre-blockpreblock_synth.rle
23/36267x34
Pre-pulsarA common predecessor of the pulsar. It duplicates itself after 15 generations...prepulsar.rle
23/3169x3
Pre-pulsar hassler 55The smallest known period 55 oscillator, discovered on January 26,prepulsarhassler5...
David Buckingham
23/317443x27
Pre-pulsar predecessorA common four-generation predecessor of the pre-pulsar.prepulsarpredeces...
23/389x2
Pre-pulsar shuttle 26The smallest known period 26 oscillator, discovered on January 18,prepulsarshuttle2...
David Buckingham and Noam Elkies
23/320037x37
Pre-pulsar shuttle 26 variantA variant of the p26 pre-pulsar shuttle with a minimumprepulsarshuttle2...
"Thunk" and Matthias Merzenich
23/314439x39
Pre-pulsar shuttle 28A period 28 shuttle oscillator.prepulsarshuttle2...
23/35422x16
Pre-pulsar shuttle 28 variant(One of) the smallest known period 28 oscillator in terms of populationprepulsarshuttle2...
Matthias Merzenich
23/35322x17
Pre-pulsar shuttle 29A period 29 pre-pulsar shuttle oscillator, found in 1980.prepulsarshuttle2...
David Buckingham
23/35428x28
Pre-pulsar shuttle 29 v2A period 29 shuttle oscillator that involves a pre-pulsar being hassled.prepulsarshuttle2...
23/36827x18
Pre-pulsar shuttle 29 v3A period 29 shuttle oscillator in which four pre-pulsars are hassled.prepulsarshuttle2...
23/323239x39
Pre-pulsar shuttle 47A period 47 shuttle oscillator that works by hassling two pre-pulsars.prepulsarshuttle4...
23/38431x30
Pre-pulsar shuttle 47 v2A period 47 oscillator. An extension of the classic period 47 pre-pulsar shut...prepulsarshuttle4...
Nicolay Beluchenko
23/321279x30
Pre-pulsar shuttle 58Period-58 oscillator with a 50% smaller populationprepulsarshuttle5...
Tanner Jacobi
23/310425x27
Pre-pulsar spaceshipA period 30 orthogonal c/5 spaceship in which two spiders push a prprepulsarspaceshi...
David Bell
23/312869x13
Pressure cookerA period 3 oscillator found by the MIT group in September 1971.pressurecooker.rle
23/33311x12
pressurecooker_synthGlider synthesis of Pressure Cookerpressurecooker_sy...
Martin Grant, David Buckingham
23/323021175x644
Prime quadruplet calculatorrime quadruplet calculator created on July 28, 2009. Based on Deanprimequadrupletca...
Nathaniel Johnston
23/33300460x294
PrimerA prime number sieve created in November 1991.primer.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/32953440x294
ProteinA period 3 oscillator found in November 1972.protein.rle
David Buckingham
23/34013x13
prototype-Geminoidprototype-Geminoi...
/20640212x950
pseudo-p34-gunPseudo p34 gun based on two p102 Herschel factories.pseudo-p34-gun.rle
23/32445243x157
Pseudo-barberpoleFound in August 1994. In terms of its minimum population of 15, this is the s...pseudobarberpole.rle
Achim Flammenkamp
23/31512x12
Pseudo-barberpole_synthGlider syntheses of pseudo-barberpole.pseudobarberpole_...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3458150x110
Pseudo-barberpole on 36p22The smallest non-trivial period 110 oscillatorpseudobarberpoleo...
23/35135x14
Pseudo-barberpole on rattlesnakeThe smallest known period-55 oscillator.pseudobarberpoleo...
23/34913x22
Chris CainConstructed on or around 18 April 2016,pseudoperiod14lgl...
Period 14 gun
23/34772335x230
puffer-2c52c/5 dirty pufferpuffer-2c5.rle
23/3384112x75
puffer-trainPuffer trainpuffer-train.rle
23/3225x18
Puffer 1An orthogonal, period-128 puffer and the first puffer to be discovepuffer1.rle
Bill Gosper
23/34427x7
Puffer 2An orthogonal period 140 c/2 puffer. The second puffer to be found. It uses t...puffer2.rle
Bill Gosper
23/32218x5
Puffer 2_synthGlider synthesis of puffer 2.puffer2_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3232105x117
PufferfishAn almost natural c/2 puffer, discovered in November 2014.pufferfish.rle
Richard Schank
23/34415x12
Pufferfish_synthSynthesis of the pufferfish, based on a soup found by Richard Schank.pufferfish_synth.rle
Chris Cain
23/37559x51
Pufferfish breederMMS breeder based on the pufferfish, a semi-natural puffer.pufferfishbreeder...
Ivan Fomichev
23/33500495x428
Pufferfish with a companionA c/2 fuse for pufferfish's exhaust, found in December 2014.pufferfishcompani...
Ivan Fomichev
23/37518x27
Pufferfish rakeA c/2 rake with no parts of periods 2 or 4, found in December 2014.pufferfishrake.rle
Nico Brown
23/337058x79
Pufferfish spaceshipThe first c/2 spaceship with no parts of periods 2 or 4, found in December 2014.pufferfishspacesh...
Ivan Fomichev
23/323553x37
pufferfishspaceship_synth.rlePufferfish spaceship synthesis by Chris Cain, February 2015pufferfishspacesh...
Chris Cain
23/3300456x499
PulsarA period 3 oscillator. Despite its size, this is the fourth most common oscil...pulsar.rle
John Conway
23/34813x13
Pulsar_synthGlider synthesis of pulsars.pulsar_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/31079152x118
pulsarpixeldisplay8x2Pulsar Pixel Bit Map Displaypulsarpixeldispla...
Mark S. Walsh
23/31187537170x3935
Pulsar quadrantA period 3 oscillator found in July 1973.pulsarquadrant.rle
David Buckingham
23/3188x8
Pulsar quadrant_synthGlider synthesis of pulsar quadrant.pulsarquadrant_sy...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/310278x25
Pushalong 1An orthogonal period 4 c/2 pushalong that attaches to the front of a middlewe...pushalong1.rle
David Bell
23/33111x12
pushalong1_synthXRLE Pos=0,0pushalong1_synth.rle
23/3878592x47
puzzle.mcAt 2.3e12 (www.tweedledum.com/rwg/gottspuzz.png) this pattern seemspuzzle.mc
40127x28
Python siamese carrierAn 11-bit still life.pythonsiamesecarr...
23/3114x8
Python siamese snakeA small 11-bit still life.pythonsiamesesnak...
23/3113x8
Q-pentominoOne of the 12 pentominoes.qpentomino.rle
23/354x2
QuadA period 2 oscillator that was found in April 1971.quad.rle
Robert Kraus
23/3166x6
Quad_synthGlider synthesis of quad.quad_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/39637x28
QuadfuseAn orthogonal period 5 lightspeed modification of the ants fuse that has a bu...quadfuse.rle
Alan Hensel
23/344412742x13
QuadpoleThe barberpole of length 4 and thus a period 2 oscillator.quadpole.rle
23/3107x7
Quadpole_synthGlider synthesis of quadpole.quadpole_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/311268x54
Quad pseudo still lifeA 34-cell pseudo still life that can be decomposed into four stable subpatter...quadpseudostillli...
Gabriel Nivasch
23/33411x9
quadraticsawtooth.rleConstructed by Martin Grant on 7 May 2015, based on a design byquadraticsawtooth...
Alexey Nigin, Martin Grant
23/33164785x785
quadrilateral_greyshipQuadrilateral greyship with slope of 5/9quadrilateral_gre...
23/34016140x115
Quadruple burloaferimeterA C4-symmetric quadruple burloaferimeter variant found by Dannyu NDos [David]...quadrupleburloafe...
Dannyu NDos [David]
23/37216x16
Quadruple burloaferimeter 2A C4_4-symmetric quadruple burloaferimeter variant found by Apple Bottom on C...quadrupleburloafe...
Apple Bottom
23/38016x16
QuasarA period 3 oscillator found in August 1971 that is quite similar toquasar.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/314429x29
QuattuordecapoleThe barberpole of length 14.quattuordecapole.rle
23/32017x17
queen-bee-turnDemonstration of a queen bee shuttle turning reactionqueen-bee-turn.rle
23/31833155x155
Queen beeA pattern that lays a beehive on either side of itself before exploding.queenbee.rle
23/3127x5
Queen bee_synthGlider synthesis of queen bee.queenbee_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3110110x84
Queen bee loopPeriod 30 oscillator originally found in 1970, similar to the queenqueenbeeloop.rle
Bill Gosper
23/34824x24
Queen bee shuttleA period 30 oscillator.queenbeeshuttle.rle
Bill Gosper
23/32022x7
Queen bee shuttle_synthGlider synthesis of queen bee shuttle.queenbeeshuttle_s...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3340157x98
Queen bee shuttle pi predecessorA queen bee shuttle predecessor found in April 1992.queenbeeshuttlepi...
Bill Gosper
23/32135x7
Queen bee turnerA period 88 oscillator created on March 21, 1996.queenbeeturner.rle
David Bell
23/31762155x155
Queen bee turning reaction 1A reaction in which two gliders collide with a queen bee, causing iqueenbeeturningre...
David Bell
23/32210x11
QuindecapoleThe barberpole of length 15.quindecapole.rle
23/32118x18
R2D2A period 8 oscillator.r2d2.rle
Peter Raynham
23/32911x10
rabbits-relation-17423Rabbits relative.rabbits-relation-...
23/3106x6
rabbits-relation-17465Rabbits relative.rabbits-relation-...
23/3116x4
RabbitsA methuselah with lifespan 17331.rabbits.rle
Andrew Trevorrow
23/397x3
Rabbits_synthGlider synthesis of rabbits.rabbits_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/34448x13
Racetrackhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Racetrackracetrack.rle
Unknown
23/3126x4
Racetrack and ortho-beaconhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Racetrack_and_ortho-beaconracetrackandortho...
Unknown
23/3187x9
Radial pseudo-barberpoleA radially symmetric relative of the pseudo-barberpoleradialpseudobarbe...
Gabriel Nivasch
23/32813x13
rake-breederRake puffer -- a type-MMM breederrake-breeder.rle
23/33149398x405
randomRandom-looking still life, created by Gabriel Nivasch.random.rle
23/3420398x98
$ratsA period 6 oscillator found in 1972.rats.rle
David Buckingham
23/33212x11
$rats_synthGlider syntheses of $rats.rats_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/31353154x116
Rattlesnakehttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Rattlesnakerattlesnake.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/33313x15
rattlesnake_synthGlider synthesis of rattlesnakerattlesnake_synth...
Martin Grant
23/3545834x80
R-bee and snakeA 13-cell still life.rbeeandsnake.rle
23/3135x6
R-bee and snake_synthA 7-glider synthesis of R-bee and snakerbeeandsnake_synt...
23/34828x21
RectifierA 180-degree stable reflector with a recovery time of 106 generatiorectifier.rle
Adam P. Goucher
23/36441x33
reflectorsFast, low-period glider reflectors. The color-changing reflectors,reflectors.rle
23/36293528x416
reflectors2A selection of 90-degree glider reflectors.reflectors2.rle
23/34764583x289
ReplicatorA replicator for the HighLife rule (23/36).replicator.rle
Nathan Thompson
23/36125x5
Replicator predecessorA 3-generation predecessor of the HighLife replicator.replicatorpredece...
Nathan Thompson
23/3664x4
RevolverA period 2 oscillator and flipper.revolver.rle
23/33214x8
Rich's p16http://conwaylife.com/wiki/Rich%27s_p16richsp16.rle
Rich Holmes
23/33413x10
Richsp16_synthGlider synthesis of Rich's p16richsp16_synth.rle
BlinkerSpawn, Chris Cain
23/3166108x45
Riley's breederA small MMS breeder, discovered in July 2006.rileysbreeder.rle
Mitchell Riley
23/338135x41
Ring of fireA large period 2 oscillator. It is a muttering moat that was found in Septemb...ringoffire.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/315834x30
R-loafA small induction coil.rloaf.rle
23/384x4
R-mango and househttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/R-mango_and_housermangoandhouse.rle
Unknown
23/3188x6
Rotated Chttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Rotated_Crotatedc.rle
Unknown
23/3187x7
RoteightorA period 8 oscillator that was found in 1972.roteightor.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/33914x14
roteightor_synthGlider synthesis of Roteightorroteightor_synth.rle
Martin Grant
23/312360x62
roteightor extensionAn extension of roteightorroteightorextensi...
23/314732x32
R-pentominoA methuselah with lifespan 1103.rpentomino.rle
23/353x3
R-pentomino_synthGlider synthesis of R-pentominoes.rpentomino_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3315113x108
ruler.mcThis produces groups of LWSSs headed west, with gaps of fixed sizeruler.mc
997169x116
Rumbling river 1A period 3 oscillator. A rumbling river that was found in November 1994.rumblingriver1.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/319049x12
SailboatA period 16 oscillator made of a boat that is hassled by a Kok's galaxy, a fi...sailboat.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/311329x25
sawtooth-cordership14-engine Cordership with minimum population of 134sawtooth-cordersh...
23/313476x76
sawtooth-cordership24-engine Cordership with minimum population of 136sawtooth-cordersh...
23/313677x74
Sawtooth 1The first sawtooth ever constructed, it was built on April 10, 1991sawtooth1.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/3983173x114
Sawtooth 1163An orthogonal sawtooth with external timing and expansion factor roughly equa...sawtooth1163.rle
David Bell
23/31249150x219
Sawtooth 177A sawtooth with minimal repeating population of 177.sawtooth177.rle
23/323368x76
sawtooth181.rleSawtooth with minimum population 181, found on 28 April 2015,sawtooth181.rle
Chris Cain
23/318178x87
Sawtooth 1846A sawtooth with expansion factor 25 that was found on August 26, 1992.sawtooth1846.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/31462370x118
sawtooth2Sawtooth pattern with minimum repeating population of 262, basedsawtooth2.rle
23/3262223x161
sawtooth201slightly smaller pop-201 sawtoothsawtooth201.rle
23/320155x79
Sawtooth 260The smallest sawtooth in terms of its minimum repeating populationsawtooth260.rle
David Bell
23/3260154x100
Sawtooth 262A sawtooth created on July 9, 2005 with a minimum repeatingsawtooth262.rle
David Bell
23/3262223x161
Sawtooth 269A sawtooth created on July 7, 2005 that has a minimum repeating population of...sawtooth269.rle
David Bell
23/3269151x107
sawtooth3-movingMoving sawtooth with repeating minimum population of 1239sawtooth3-moving.rle
23/31239128x173
Sawtooth 362A diagonal sawtooth with minimum repeating population 362 that wassawtooth362.rle
David Bell
23/3418168x306
Sawtooth 562An orthogonal sawtooth with expansion factor 6. It was found on August 14, 1992.sawtooth562.rle
Dean Hickerson and Tim Coe
23/3415114x74
Sawtooth 633A sawtooth pattern found on May 15, 1992. It has a minimum repeating populati...sawtooth633.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/3559272x69
sawtooth6bMay be the smallest known sawtooth pattern by population.sawtooth6b.rle
23/3278140x90
Schick engineAn orthogonal period 12 c/2 tagalong found in 1972.schickengine.rle
Paul Schick
23/33920x11
Schick engine_synthGlider synthesis of Schick engine.schickengine_synt...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3229126x76
ScorpionA 16-cell still life.scorpion.rle
23/3167x6
Scorpion_synthGlider syntheses of scorpionscorpion_synth.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/38235x47
Scot's p5A period 5 oscillator found in 2008.scotsp5.rle
Scot Ellison
23/32813x7
ScrubberA period 2 oscillator found in 1971.scrubber.rle
23/32811x11
Scrubber_synthA 10-glider synthesis of scrubberscrubber_synth.rle
23/37850x35
Scrubber with blocksscrubber_with_blo...
23/32811x11
SealThe first c/6 diagonal spaceship to be found. Has period 6.seal.rle
Nicolay Beluchenko
23/317034x35
Seal tagalongSeal tagalong discovered 22 September 2005sealtagalong.rle
Nicolay Beluchenko
23/330655x55
Semi-snarkA Spartan conduit, reflecting every other glider, found in July 2013.semisnark.rle
Guam
23/34119x19
SesquihatA 13-cell still life that is roughly halfway between a hat and twin hat.sesquihat.rle
23/3137x5
Sesquihat_synthGlider syntheses of sesquihatsesquihat_synth.rle
23/3332111x103
Shield Bughttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Shield_bugshieldbug.mc
B3/S233600626934856x290486
ShillelaghA common 8-cell still life.shillelagh.rle
23/385x3
Shillelagh_synthGlider syntheses of shillelaghs.shillelagh_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3259154x118
ShipA common 6-cell still life.ship.rle
23/363x3
Ship_synthGlider synthesis of ships.ship_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3282148x104
Ship in a bottleA period 16 oscillator found in August 1994.shipinabottle.rle
Bill Gosper
23/38618x18
Ship makerA period 4 diagonal lightspeed fuse that makes ships as it burns.shipmaker.rle
23/34741x40
Ship on bipolehttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Ship_on_bipoleshiponbipole.rle
Unknown
23/3148x8
Ship on bipole_synthGlider syntheses of ship on bipoleshiponbipole_synt...
23/3642159x134
Ship on long boatA 13-cell still life.shiponlongboat.rle
23/3137x7
Ship on long boat_synthGlider syntheses of ship on long boatshiponlongboat_sy...
23/3349148x82
Ship on quadpoleA period 2 oscillator made up of a ship diagonally touching a quadpole.shiponquadpole.rle
23/31610x10
Ship on quadpole_synthGlider syntheses of ship on quadpoleshiponquadpole_sy...
23/3347148x88
Ship-tieA simple 12-cell still life.shiptie.rle
23/3126x6
Ship-tie_synthGlider syntheses of ship-ties.shiptie_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3379151x116
short-thinFrom thin.rle (left side of pattern):short-thin.rle
23/31073376x114
Short keysA period 3 oscillator.shortkeys.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/31612x4
Short keys_synthA 10-glider synthesis of short keysshortkeys_synth.rle
Jason Summers
23/36855x31
Shurikenhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Shurikenshuriken.rle
Unknown
23/3207x7
shuriken_synthshuriken_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec's life synthesis database, Thu Feb 19 02:01:32 2015
23/340875x82
SidecarAn orthogonal period 4 c/2 tagalong for the heavyweight spaceship that was fo...sidecar.rle
Hartmut Holzwart
23/3248x10
Sidecar_synthGlider synthesis of sidecar.sidecar_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/37265x14
Sidecar eaterA pattern that is capable of eating a sidecar.sidecareater.rle
23/34318x14
Sidecar gunA true period 60 sidecar gun that was created on March 7, 2000.sidecargun.rle
Jason Summers
23/31307213x142
SidewalkA 14-cell still life.sidewalk.rle
23/3146x5
Sidewalk_synthGlider syntheses of sidewalk.sidewalk_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/36872x8
SiestaA period 5 oscillator found in 1973.siesta.rle
David Buckingham
23/35016x12
signal-turns-and-fizzlessignal-turns-and-...
23/312601578x336
Silver's p5A period 5 oscillator found in February 2000.silversp5.rle
Stephen Silver
23/31711x7
Silver's p5_synthGlider syntheses of Silver's p5silversp5_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/321374x111
silversreflector497-tick stable reflectorsilversreflector.rle
Stephen Silver
23/3131194x219
Simkin glider gunA true period 120 glider gun, found on April 28, 2015.simkinglidergun.rle
Michael Simkin
23/33633x21
single-channel-spiral-growthSpiral growth in Conway's Life using single-channel Snark recipe.single-channel-sp...
23/3193621966x2007
Six LsA period 3 oscillator that has the same rotor as loading dock.sixls.rle
23/3247x8
Sixty-nineA period 4 oscillator found in October 1978.sixtynine.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/36921x21
Skewed pre-pulsarThis pattern evolves similarly to a pre-pulsar, but it is unstable.skewedprepulsar.rle
23/3169x5
Skewed quadA period 2 oscillator and muttering moat.skewedquad.rle
23/3167x7
Skewed quad_synthGlider synthesis of skewed quad.skewedquad_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/36655x43
Skewed traffic lightA period 3 oscillator found in August 1989.skewedtrafficligh...
Robert Wainwright
23/37024x22
Skew R-beeshttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Skew_R-beesskewrbees.rle
Unknown
23/3147x6
slide-breederBreeder using slide-gun technology (Slide-o-04b-060 andslide-breeder.rle
23/3232372393x4182
Slide gunA diagonal slide gun constructed on September 3, 1999slidegun.rle
Jason Summers
23/3459109x59
slow-salvo-MWSS-oscillatorPacked slow-salvo construction of period 3600 oscillator consistingslow-salvo-MWSS-o...
23/31084912970x13293
slow-salvo-eater-recipesFour results from Paul Chapman's 'Glue' search program:slow-salvo-eater-...
23/33111361x1434
Slow puffer 1An orthogonal period 744 c/2 puffer that outputs a single blinker once every ...slowpuffer1.rle
David Bell
23/328182x73
Slow puffer 2An orthogonal period 240 c/2 puffer that moves fast but creates relatively li...slowpuffer2.rle
David Bell
23/39722x21
rake based on Slow Puffer 2slowpuffer2rake.rle
23/3216182x78
487-tick_reflectorA stable glider reflector with a repeat time of 487, discovered on April 12, ...slr487.rle
Adam P. Goucher
23/3291134x95
Smaller newshuttleThe second period 28 oscillator to be foundsmallernewshuttle...
David Buckingham
23/310235x20
Period-61 glider gunA period-61 glider gun discovered in April 2016.smallerp61gun.rle
Luka Okanishi
23/32175204x185
smallest-low-periodShows spaceships of all periods < 32 for which examples are known.smallest-low-peri...
23/32115294x272
Small lakeA 20-cell still life.smalllake.rle
23/3209x9
Small lake_synthGlider syntheses of small lakesmalllake_synth.rle
23/324184x54
Small lake variantsTwo variants of the Small lake.smalllakevariants...
23/34721x9
Small still lifesThe 100 smallest still lifes.smallstilllifes.rle
23/3989273x93
SmileyA period 8 oscillator found in July 1994.smiley.rle
Achim Flammenkamp
23/3177x7
Smiley_synthA 28-glider synthesis of smileysmiley_synth.rle
Jason Summers
23/3405132x86
SnackerA period 9 oscillator consisting of a pentadecathlon with stabilizers that fo...snacker.rle
Mark Niemiec
23/34020x11
Snacker 2A period 9 oscillator in which two pentadecathlons with stabilizers which for...snacker2.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/36034x11
Snacker_synthGlider synthesis of snacker.snacker_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3380150x137
Snacker on 38P7.2A small non-trivial period 63 oscillatorsnackeron38p7.2.rle
23/37824x20
SnailThe first c/5 orthogonal spaceship to be discovered. Has period 5. Found in J...snail.rle
Tim Coe
23/312838x21
SnakeA common 6-cell still life.snake.rle
23/364x2
Snake_synthGlider syntheses of snakes.snake_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/310498x74
Snake bridge snakeA 12-cell still life composed of two diagonally-touching snakes.snakebridgesnake.rle
23/3126x6
Snake bridge snake_synthGlider syntheses of snake bridge snakesnakebridgesnake_...
23/3154109x45
Snake danceA period 3 oscillator found in May 1972.snakedance.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/3329x9
Snake pitA period 2 oscillator with the same rotor as fore and back.snakepit.rle
23/3267x7
Snake pit 2A period 3 oscillator.snakepit2.rle
23/33611x11
Snake pit 2_synthGlider synthesis of snake pit 2.snakepit2_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/36636x21
Snake siamese snakeA 10-cell still life composed of two snakes.snakesiamesesnake...
23/3107x2
Snake siamese snake_synthGlider synthesis of snake siamese snake.snakesiamesesnake...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3335141x117
Snake with featherA small 11-bit still life.snakewithfeather.rle
23/3117x4
SnarkThe fastest and smallest 90-degree stable glider reflector (as ofsnark.rle
Mike Playle
23/35717x23
Snark_synthContinuous synthesis of the snark, with improvements by Mark Niemiec.snark_synth.rle
Ivan Fomichev
23/3185152x148
snarkcatalystvariantsfour Snark catalyst variantssnarkcatalystvari...
23/321251x52
Snorkel loopA 12-cell still life.snorkelloop.rle
23/3126x5
Snorkel loop_synthA six-glider synthesis of snorkel loopsnorkelloop_synth...
23/34233x17
SombrerosA period 6 oscillator found in 1972. If the two halves are moved closer by 3 ...sombreros.rle
David Buckingham
23/35018x11
spacefillerA small spacefiller.spacefiller.rle
23/320049x26
Spacefiller 1A spacefiller that once was the smallest known.spacefiller1.rle
David Bell
23/320629x43
Spacefiller 2A spacefiller that fills space with zebra stripes.spacefiller2.rle
Tim Coe
23/318725x35
Space rakeAn orthogonal period 20 c/2 forward glider rake.spacerake.rle
23/36522x19
spaceship-typesA period p spaceship which displaces itself (m,n) during itsspaceship-types.rle
23/31977400x368
Spaghetti monsterThe first 3c/7 orthogonal spaceship to be discovered.spaghettimonster.rle
Tim Coe
23/370227x137
Spark coilA period 2 oscillator found in 1971.sparkcoil.rle
23/3188x5
Spark coil_synthGlider syntheses of spark coils.sparkcoil_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/37675x8
SparkyAn orthogonal c/4 period 4 tagalong.sparky.rle
23/310130x11
S-pentominoOne of the 12 pentominoes.spentomino.rle
23/354x2
spider-rakep360 Spider Rakespider-rake.rle
23/31256500x127
SpiderA c/5 period 5 orthogonal spaceship found in April 1997. It is thespider.rle
David Bell
23/35827x8
SpiralA 20-cell still life consisting of a tub with four tails.spiral.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/3207x7
SquaredanceA period 2 agar.squaredance.rle
23/340040x40
ss-eatersSpaceship eaters.ss-eaters.rle
23/315089x34
Stairstep hexominoOne of 35 hexominoes. It is a predecessor of the blockade.stairstephexomino...
23/364x3
StarA period 3 oscillator found in February 1993.star.rle
Hartmut Holzwart
23/32411x11
Star_synthA 20-glider synthesis of the period 3 starstar_synth.rle
Jason Summers
23/313685x67
Star gateA pattern that advances lightweight spaceships by 30 cells in the cstargate.rle
Dieter Leithner
23/31099155x126
Star gate with lightweight spaceshipsA pattern that advances lightweight spaceships by 30 cells in the cstargatewithlight...
Dieter Leithner
23/31159155x133
Star with blocksA period 3 oscillator that is a modification of star.starwithblocks.rle
23/35211x11
Statorless p5Found in June 2016, using Nicolay Beluchenko's version of WLSstatorlessp5.rle
Josh Ball
23/36815x14
StillaterA period 3 oscillator found in September 1985.stillater.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/3228x8
stillater_synthGlider synthesis of stillaterstillater_synth.rle
gmc_nxtman
23/383104x34
Still lifesA collection of small still lifes.stilllifes.rle
Jason Summers
23/3876108x76
Still life tagalongAn orthogonal c/2 period 4 spaceship that pulls a pond.stilllifetagalong...
23/36419x17
stripeyStripey still life, created by Gabriel Nivasch.stripey.rle
23/3200466x65
Spartan universal computer-constructorhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Spartan_universal_computer-constructorsucc.mc
B3/S2348204384625x73461
SuperfountainA period 4 sparker with a lone spark separated from the rest of thesuperfountain.rle
Noam Elkies
23/327846x25
Super loafhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Super_loafsuperloaf.rle
Unknown
23/3177x7
Super mangoA 15-bit still life.supermango.rle
23/3156x7
SurpriseA period 3 oscillator found in November 1972.surprise.rle
David Buckingham
23/33610x9
SwanA diagonal period 4 c/4 spaceship that produces some useful sparks.swan.rle
Tim Coe
23/34924x12
Swan boatstretcherA boatstretcher based on Tim Coe's swan, found on February 20, 1996swanboatstretcher...
Noam Elkies
23/36524x15
Swan weld gooseA swan and a Canada goose that have been welded together.swanweldgoose.rle
Gabriel Nivasch
23/38234x21
swimmer2P3450 'swimmer' [switch engine doing laps in a lane made of boats]swimmer2.rle
23/32145368x392
Swineextensible p5 oscillator; name short for Scot's p5 With INsErt.swine.rle
Scot Ellison
23/38637x10
switch-engine-breeder-MR5 beehives and 75 blocks produce a quadratically expandingswitch-engine-bre...
23/3335221x173
switch-engine-breederA puffer train that creates switch engines.switch-engine-bre...
23/370785x164
Switch engine ping-pongThe smallest known pattern that exhibits quadratic populationswitch-engine-pin...
Michael Simkin, 29 October 2014
23/323210515x183739
Switch engineA methuselah with lifespan 3911 that can be used to make c/12 diagonal puffer...switchengine.rle
Charles Corderman
23/386x4
switchengine_synth3-glider synthesis of an unstabilized switch engineswitchengine_synt...
Luka Okanishi, 12 March 2017
23/31514x8
Switch engine ping-pongThe smallest known pattern, that exhibits quadratic populationswitchenginepingp...
Michael Simkin
23/323210515x183739
Switchwavehttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Switchwaveswitchwave.rle
Unknown
23/37878x78
Symmetric scorpionA 16-cell still life.symmetricscorpion...
23/3167x5
syntheses-of-c2-spaceshipsSyntheses of some c/2 spaceships for which glider recipes are knownsyntheses-of-c2-s...
23/31195988x955
SyringeA fast and compact glider-to-Herschel converter.syringeGtoH.rle
Tanner Jacobi
23/36624x35
SyringeA fast and compact glider-to-Herschel converter.syringeGtoH_oldan...
Tanner Jacobi
23/36624x35
syringeGtoH_synthGlider synthesis of syringesyringeGtoH_synth...
Martin Grant, gmc_nxtman
23/3375301x274
TableA simple induction coil.table.rle
23/364x2
Table and dockhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Table_and_docktableanddock.rle
Unknown
23/3166x6
Table on tableA 12-cell still life made up of two tables.tableontable.rle
23/3124x5
Table on table_synthGlider syntheses of table on tables.tableontable_synt...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3284118x103
TailA tetromino often attached to still lifes to create larger still litail.rle
23/342x3
Tanner's p46A period 46 oscillator discovered by Tanner Jacobi in October 2017.tannersp46.rle
Tanner Jacobi
23/34113x26
tannersp46_gunA period 46 gun based on Tanner's p46 and the twin bees shuttle.tannersp46_gun.rle
David Bell
11131x44
tannersp46_synth19-glider synthesis of Tanner's p46tannersp46_synth.rle
Mark Niemiec
23/3360146x88
TeardropAn induction coil that evolves into two beehives after 20 generations.teardrop.rle
23/394x4
Teardrop_synthSyntheses of teardrops.teardrop_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3130108x49
TechnicianA period 5 oscillator found in January 1973.technician.rle
David Buckingham
23/33311x12
TeethA quadratic growth pattern found in March 2000.teeth.rle
Nick Gotts
23/365472x127
temp-pulsars-big-sRuns for 21035 gens. Initial pop = 32. Final pop = 2570.temp-pulsars-big-...
23/3328x8
Test tube babyA period 2 oscillator.testtubebaby.rle
23/3148x5
Test tube baby_synthGlider syntheses of test tube babytesttubebaby_synt...
23/3482140x92
Tethered rakeA switch engine-based tethered raketetheredrake.rle
23/3679134x92
Tetraloaf Ihttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Tetraloaf_Itetraloaf1.rle
Unknown
23/32810x10
TetrapletsThe 22 distinct tetraplets.tetraplets.rle
23/38854x31
TetrominoesA collection of all five tetrominoes.tetrominoes.rle
23/32039x2
Thumb 1A period 9 thumb oscillator found in October 1998.thumb1.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/33613x9
Thumb 2A thumb sparker found in June 2000.thumb2.rle
David Eppstein
23/33811x11
ThunderbirdA methuselah with lifespan 243.thunderbird.rle
23/363x5
Thunderbird_synthGlider syntheses of thunderbirds.thunderbird_synth...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/33348x11
Time bombAn infinite-growth mechanism that is a predecessor of the diagonal period 384...timebomb.rle
Doug Petrie
23/31715x6
Titanic toroidal travelerA superstring.titanictoroidaltr...
23/311778x2
Tlog(log(t)) growthA pattern that exhibits O(t log(log(t))) population growth, found by Alexey N...tloglogtgrowth.rle
Alexey Nigin
23/386021581x373
tlog(t) growthAn infinitely growing pattern that has growth that is O(tlog(t)). Ftlogtgrowth.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/35685635x377
T-nosed p4A period 4 oscillator found in October 1989.tnosedp4.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/33111x10
T-nosed p4 on 48P31A small period 124 oscillator.tnosedp4on48p31.rle
23/37924x30
T-nosed p4 on 56P27The smallest known period-108 oscillator.tnosedp4on56p27.rle
23/38734x32
T-nosed p6A period 6 oscillator found in September 1994.tnosedp6.rle
Achim Flammenkamp
23/34015x11
ToadA period 2 oscillator. The second most common oscillator (after the blinker).toad.rle
Simon Norton
23/364x2
Toad_synthGlider synthesis of toads.toad_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3509153x115
Toad flipperA period 60 oscillator in which a toad gets flipped repeatedly bytoadflipper.rle
23/33018x10
Toad suckerA period 60 oscillator that shifts a toad by applying domino sparks to it.toadsucker.rle
23/33018x11
ToasterA period 5 oscillator found in April 1992 that produces sparks similar to tho...toaster.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/35411x12
Total aperiodicA pattern that evolves in such a way that no cell in the plane is etotalaperiodic.rle
Bill Gosper
23/318259x57
totalperiodic.mcTotal periodic, by Bill Gosper.totalperiodic.mc
B3/S2319656x60
Total periodicA modification of the "total aperiodic" pattern.totalperiodic.rle
Bill Gosper
23/320160x59
T-pentominoOne of the 12 pentominoes.tpentomino.rle
23/353x3
traffic-light-hasslersTraffic-light hasslers.traffic-light-has...
23/315033833x629
traffic-lights-extruderTraffic lights extruder.traffic-lights-ex...
23/3238893141x2078
Traffic circleA period 100 oscillator that works by hassling a traffic jam so that it moves...trafficcircle.rle
23/319348x48
Traffic jamIn this reaction, two traffic lights interact in such a way as to reappear af...trafficjam.rle
23/32416x8
Traffic lightA common period 2 oscillator made up of four blinkers.trafficlight.rle
23/3127x7
Traffic light_synthGlider syntheses of traffic lights.trafficlight_synt...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3136109x29
Trans-barge with tailA 10-cell still life.transbargewithtai...
23/3106x6
Trans-barge with tail_synthGlider syntheses of Trans-barge with tailtransbargewithtai...
23/3260106x133
Trans-beacon and capA period 2 oscillator.transbeaconandcap...
23/3146x8
Trans-beacon and cap_synthGlider synthesis of trans-beacon and cap.transbeaconandcap...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/388108x12
Trans-beacon and dockA period 2 oscillator.transbeaconanddoc...
23/3167x8
Trans-beacon and dock_synthGlider syntheses of trans-beacon and docktransbeaconanddoc...
23/3200120x53
Trans-beacon and tableA period 2 oscillator.transbeaconandtab...
23/3126x7
Trans-beacon and table_synthGlider synthesis of trans-beacon and table.transbeaconandtab...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3180109x49
Trans-block and long hookA 12-cell still life.transblockandlong...
23/3125x6
Trans-block and long hook_synthGlider syntheses of Trans-block and long hooktransblockandlong...
23/3369147x113
Trans-block and long hook eating tubA period-3 oscillator, the trans version of the candlefrobra; discovered by R...transblockandlong...
Robert Wainwright
23/31610x5
Trans-block and long hook eating tub_synthA 12-glider synthesis of Trans-block and long hook eating tubtransblockandlong...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3183119x45
Trans-boat and dockA 15-cell still life.transboatanddock.rle
23/3156x7
Trans-boat and tableA small 11-bit still life.transboatandtable...
23/3116x5
Trans-boat with nineAn 11-cell still life.transboatwithnine...
23/3116x6
Trans-boat with nine_synthGlider syntheses of Trans-boat with ninetransboatwithnine...
23/3153138x88
Trans-boat with tailA 9-cell still life.transboatwithtail...
23/395x5
Trans-boat with tail_synthGlider syntheses of trans-boat with tails.transboatwithtail...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3239148x73
Trans-fuse with two tailsA simple 10-cell still life.transfusewithtwot...
23/3106x6
Trans-fuse with two tails_synthGlider synthesis of trans-fuse with two tails.transfusewithtwot...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/310668x34
Trans-hook and R-beeA 14-cell still life composed of a bookend and a bun.transhookandrbee.rle
23/3145x7
Trans-loaf with tailAn 11-cell still life.transloafwithtail...
23/3116x6
Trans-loaf with tail_synthGlider syntheses of trans-loaf with tails.transloafwithtail...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/312767x39
Trans-long boat with tailA small 11-bit still life.translongboatwith...
23/3116x6
Trans-mirrored R-beeA 14-cell still life made up of two buns facing each other.transmirroredrbee...
23/3147x5
Trans-mirrored R-bee_synthGlider syntheses of trans-mirrored R-bees.transmirroredrbee...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3117107x23
Transparent block reactionA reaction in which a B-heptomino passes through a block.transparentblockr...
David Buckingham
23/31114x4
Trans-queen bee shuttleA period 30 oscillator that is a queen bee shuttle with its blocks offset.transqueenbeeshut...
Bill Gosper
23/32022x7
Trans-R-bee and R-loafA 15-cell still life.transrbeeandrloaf...
23/3155x8
Trans-rotated R-beeA 14-cell still life.transrotatedrbee.rle
23/3147x7
Tredecapolehttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Tredecapoletredecapole.rle
Unknown
23/31916x16
triangle_greyship_145-90-45-triangle greyship with p2 technology except on backslopetriangle_greyship...
23/3115085x74
triangle_greyship_2triangle greyship with back slope of 1/4triangle_greyship...
23/3187195x120
Tri-blockA relatively common pseudo still life.triblock.rle
23/3128x2
Trice tongsA period 3 oscillator found in February 1982.tricetongs.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/3167x7
Trice tongs_synthGlider synthesis of trice tongs.tricetongs_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3365146x66
triple-Snark-wick-extruderSingle-channel construction arms continuously extending three wickstriple-Snark-wick...
23/3195682155x1881
Triple catererA period 3 oscillator.triplecaterer.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/34816x11
Triple pseudo still lifeA 32-cell still life found in 2001 that can be broken down into three stable ...triplepseudostill...
Gabriel Nivasch
23/3328x10
TripletsThe five distinct triplets.triplets.rle
23/31538x3
TripoleThe barberpole of length 3 and thus a period 2 oscillator.tripole.rle
23/396x6
Tripole_synthGlider synthesis of tripole.tripole_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/34434x24
TritoadA period 3 oscillator found in October 1977.tritoad.rle
David Buckingham
23/36018x14
True period 22 gunThe first true period 22 gun constructed. Found in August 2000.trueperiod22gun.rle
David Eppstein
23/38645x21
trueperiod24gunA true period 24 glider gun.trueperiod24gun.rle
23/333543x32
T-tetrominoOne of 5 tetrominoes.ttetromino.rle
23/343x2
TubA very common 4-cell still life.tub.rle
23/343x3
Tub_synthGlider synthesis of tubs.tub_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3264147x74
TubberA period 3 oscillator that was found no later than June 1972.tubber.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/34813x13
tubstretch-c124bc/124 pseudo tub-stretchertubstretch-c124b.rle
23/32446346x313
Tub test tube babyA period 2 oscillator.tubtesttubebaby.rle
23/31610x6
Tub test tube baby_synthA 14-glider synthesis of tub test tube babytubtesttubebaby_s...
23/3200138x40
Tub with cis-tailhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Tub_with_cis-tailtubwithcistail.rle
Unknown
23/3117x5
Tub with extra long tailA small 11-bit still life.tubwithextralongt...
23/3114x8
Tub with long long tailA 10-cell still life.tubwithlonglongta...
23/3104x7
Tub with long long tail_synthGlider synthesis of tub with long long tail.tubwithlonglongta...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/312264x53
Tub with long tailA 9-cell still life.tubwithlongtail.rle
23/394x6
Tub with long tail_synthGlider synthesis of tub with long tail.tubwithlongtail_s...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3415145x105
Tub with tailAn 8-cell still life.tubwithtail.rle
23/385x5
Tub with tail_synthGlider syntheses of tub with tails.tubwithtail_synth...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3233107x104
TumblerThe smallest known period 14 oscillator.tumbler.rle
George Collins
23/3169x5
Tumbler_synthGlider synthesis of tumbler.tumbler_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3386113x111
Tumbling T-tetsonA period 8 oscillator consisting of two figure eights hassling a T-tumblingttetson.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/33421x10
Turing machineA pattern capable of turing-complete computation. Created in Aprilturingmachine.rle
Paul Rendell
23/3365491714x1647
Turning toadsAn orthogonal period 4 wick that was found in October 1989.turningtoads.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/35637x8
TurtleA period 3 c/3 orthogonal spaceship.turtle.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/34412x10
Turtle with tagalongAn extensible tagalong for the c/3 orthogonal turtle spaceship.turtlewithtagalon...
David Bell and Dean Hickerson
23/313970x11
Twin bees shuttleTwin bees shuttle was found in 1971 and is the basis of all known period 46 o...twinbeesshuttle.rle
Bill Gosper
23/32829x11
Twin bees shuttle_synthGlider synthesis of twin bees shuttle.twinbeesshuttle_s...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3400154x92
Twin bees shuttle interactionsInteractions between gliders, LWSS, and MWSS catalyzed by twin bees shuttletwinbeesshuttlein...
23/3494192x109
Twin bees shuttles hassling blinkerThe smallest known period-92 oscillator.twinbeesshuttlesh...
23/36168x11
Twin bees shuttle v2Some alternate stabilizations of the period 46 twin bees shuttle ostwinbeesshuttlev2...
David Bell, Bill Gosper and Heinrich Koenig
23/34127x17
Twin hatA 17-cell still life.twinhat.rle
23/3179x5
Twin hat_synthGlider syntheses of twin hattwinhat_synth.rle
23/3226110x128
Twin prime calculatorA pattern constructed on September 9, 1994 that produces a stream otwinprimecalculat...
Dean Hickerson
23/33062440x294
twinprimesTwin prime generatortwinprimes.rle
23/33062440x294
Twirling T-tetsons 2A period 60 oscillator made up of a pre-pulsar hassled by killer toads.twirlingttetsons2...
Robert Wainwright
23/35624x24
Twirling T-tetson IIA period-60 oscillator discovered in 1989twirlingttetsonsi...
Robert Wainwright
23/36424x24
two-glider-collisionsthe 71 distinct 2-glider collisions, grouped by what they producetwo-glider-collis...
23/31919379x369
Two cis griddles with two tubshttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Two_cis_griddles_with_two_tubstwocisgriddleswtw...
Unknown
23/3168x7
Two eatersA period 3 oscillator that was found in September 1971.twoeaters.rle
Bill Gosper
23/3149x8
Two eaters_synthGlider synthesis of two eaters.twoeaters_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3176155x28
Two-glider messThe longest-lived two-glider collision and a methuselah with lifespan 530.twoglidermess.rle
23/3106x6
Two-glider mess_synthGlider synthesis of two-glider mess.twoglidermess_syn...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/32227x8
Two-glider synthesesA collection of all 71 distinct two-glider collisions, grouped by what they s...twoglidersynthese...
Jason Summers
23/31919379x369
twogunThe smallest known period-60 gun; it uses two copies of the Gospertwogun.rle
V. Everett Boyer and Doug Petrie
23/39539x27
Two pre-L hasslersThe first period 16 oscillator to be found. Found in July 1983.twoprelhasslers.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/37024x16
Two pulsar quadrantsA period 3 oscillator found in July 1973.twopulsarquadrant...
David Buckingham
23/3189x9
twopulsarquadrants_synthGlider synthesis of two pulsar quadrantstwopulsarquadrant...
23/35028x38
Two trans griddles with two tubshttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Two_trans_griddles_with_two_tubstwotransgriddlesw...
Unknown
23/3168x7
Undecapolehttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Undecapoleundecapole.rle
Unknown
23/31714x14
UnicycleA period 6 oscillator made up of four copies of unix.unicycle.rle
23/35614x14
Unicycle_synthGlider synthesis of unicycle.unicycle_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3776146x91
Unidimensional four glidersA solid 56-by-1 rectangle that is the shortest solid rectangle to punidimensionalfou...
23/35656x1
Unidimensional infinite growthInfinite growth resulting from a single row of live cells.unidimensionalinf...
Paul Callahan
23/32839x1
Unidimensional nothingA unidimensional pattern that dies out completely. Found in Octoberunidimensionalnot...
Paul Callahan
23/366149x1
Unidimensional pentadecathlonA unidimensional pattern that is a predecessor of the pentadecathlounidimensionalpen...
23/31010x1
Unidimensional six glidersThe smallest unidimensional pattern to emit a glider.unidimensionalsix...
23/31215x1
Unidimensional tumblerA 1-cell-thick pattern that creates a tumbler. Found in October 199unidimensionaltum...
Paul Callahan
23/32736x1
Uninteresting p24http://conwaylife.com/wiki/Uninteresting_p24uninterestingp24.rle
Unknown
23/38226x15
unique-high-periodUnique High-Period Oscillatorsunique-high-perio...
23/32084254x174
Universal turing machineA universal Turing machine created by Paul Rendell, completed on February 10,...universalturingma...
Paul Rendell
23/325219212699x12652
UnixA period 6 oscillator that consists of two blocks eating a barge.unix.rle
David Buckingham
23/3168x8
Unix_synthGlider synthesis of unix.unix_synth.rle
23/3113121x26
Unix on 41P7.2A small non-trivial period 42 oscillatorunixon41p7.2.rle
23/35718x18
unlimited-novelty.mcnick-gotts-n type rake interaction with apparently unlimited noveltyunlimited-novelty.mc
5062x69
Up dove on dove18-bit still life #355 in Mark D. Niemiec's life synthesis databaseupdoveondove.rle
23/3189x5
Up dove on dove synthesis18-355.rleupdoveondove_synt...
Mark D. Niemiec's life synthesis database, Thu Feb 19 02:01:26 2015
23/321089x90
U-pentominoOne of the 12 pentominoes.upentomino.rle
23/353x2
Up wing on winghttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Up_wing_on_wingupwingonwing.rle
Unknown
23/3169x4
utmutm.rle
23/325219212699x12652
vacuum-cleanerDouble p46 gun found by Dieter Leithner pulls blocks and beehivesvacuum-cleaner.rle
23/344090x97
Vacuum (gun)A true period 46 double-barreled gun found on February 21, 1997.vacuumgun.rle
Dieter Leithner
23/312649x43
Vacuum (gun) pullingA true period 46 gun pulling blocks and beehives.vacuumgunpulling.rle
Dieter Leithner
23/344090x97
Vase siamese hatThe most common 27-bit still life on Catagoluevasesiamesehat.rle
23/3279x9
27vaseha.rlevasesiamesehat_sy...
Mark D. Niemiec's life synthesis database, Thu Feb 19 02:01:38 2015
23/3226111x32
Venetian blindsA simple period 2 agar.venetianblinds.rle
23/390038x45
Very long clockhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Very_long_clockverylongclock.rle
Unknown
23/33012x8
Very long houseAn induction coil.verylonghouse.rle
23/3127x3
Very long integralhttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Very_long_integralverylongintegral.rle
Unknown
23/3117x3
Very very long bargehttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Very_very_long_bargeveryverylongbarge...
Unknown
23/3127x7
Very very long boathttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Very_very_long_boatveryverylongboat.rle
Unknown
23/3116x6
Very very long canoehttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Very_very_long_canoeveryverylongcanoe...
Unknown
23/3118x8
Very very long shiphttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Very_very_long_shipveryverylongship.rle
Unknown
23/3126x6
Very^3 long boathttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Very%5E3_long_boatveryveryverylongb...
Unknown
23/3137x7
Very^3 long shipA 14-bit still life.veryveryverylongs...
23/3147x7
Very^4 long boatA 15-bit still life.veryveryveryveryl...
23/3158x8
Very^4 long snakehttp://www.conwaylife.com/wiki/Very%5E4_long_snakeveryveryveryveryl...
Unknown
23/3119x7
Very^5 long boatA 17-bit still life.veryveryveryveryv...
23/3179x9
Very^6 long boathttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Very%5E6_long_boatveryveryveryveryv...
Unknown
23/31910x10
Very^7 long boathttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Very%5E7_long_boatveryveryveryveryv...
Unknown
23/32111x11
Very^8 long boathttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Very%5E8_long_boatveryveryveryveryv...
Unknown
23/32312x12
Very^9 long boathttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Very%5E9_long_boatveryveryveryveryv...
Unknown
23/32513x13
V gunA true period 726 7-in-a-row Cordership gun that was found in Junevgun.rle
Dave Greene
23/3295192325x1257
Voldiaghttp://conwaylife.com/wiki/Voldiagvoldiag.rle
Unknown
23/310026x26
V-pentominoOne of the 12 pentominoes.vpentomino.rle
23/353x3
WasherwomanAn orthogonal 2c/3 period 18 fuse that burns tubs.washerwoman.rle
Earl Abbe
23/34556x5
Washing machineA period 2 oscillator found no later than June 1972.washingmachine.rle
Robert Wainwright
23/3247x7
Washing machine_synthGlider synthesis of washing machine.washingmachine_sy...
Mark D. Niemiec
23/36437x27
WaspAn orthogonal c/3 period 3 spaceship that was found in March 1998.wasp.rle
David Bell
23/34722x9
WavefrontA period 4 oscillator found no later than 1976.wavefront.rle
David Buckingham
23/33613x13
Waveguide 1The first waveguide to be found.waveguide1.rle
Tony Smithurst
23/313153x21
wedge-grow.mc26-cell quadratic growth pattern: a forward-glider-producing switchwedge-grow.mc
2616193x15089
weekenderdistaff.rle.gz2c/7 adjustable-period rake, constructed on May 22, 2014weekender-distaff...
Ivan Fomichev
23/36609281x2206
WeekenderAn orthogonal period 7 spaceship with speed 2c/7.weekender.rle
David Eppstein
23/33616x11
weekender_synth.rle79-glider synthesis of weekender spaceship.weekender_synth.rle
Chris Cain
23/3395188x177
weekenderdistaff.rle2c/7 adjustable-period rake, constructed on May 22, 2014weekenderdistaff.rle
Ivan Fomichev
23/36609281x2206
Weekender tagalongA tagalong for two period 7 orthogonal 2c/7 weekenders, found on April 27, 2000.weekendertagalong...
Stephen Silver
23/312237x24
Welded geeseA pair of Canada geese that have been welded together.weldedgeese.rle
Stephen Silver
23/36923x22
Why notA period 2 oscillator found in July 1977 that is very similar to by flops.whynot.rle
David Buckingham
23/3147x7
Why not_synthGlider synthesis of why not.whynot_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3555156x92
wicks-DRH-2002Wicks found on random tori. The first p8 and the p20 have beenwicks-DRH-2002.rle
23/3221031172x450
Wickstretcher 1The first wickstretcher to be found.wickstretcher1.rle
Hartmut Holzwart and Dean Hickerson
23/317649x16
WindmillA period 4 oscillator found in November 1989.windmill.rle
Dean Hickerson
23/35618x18
WingAn induction coil.wing.rle
23/384x4
Wing extendedAn extension of the wing spaceship. Diagonal, period 4, speed c/4.wingextended.rle
Hartmut Holzwart
23/319247x47
Wing (spaceship)The first extensible c/4 spaceship. Diagonal and period 4. Found in 1993.wingspaceship.rle
Hartmut holzwart
23/37223x23
Worker beeA period 9 oscillator found in 1972.workerbee.rle
David Buckingham
23/33416x11
Worker bee_synthGlider synthesis of worker bee (aka. lonely bee).workerbee_synth.rle
Mark D. Niemiec
23/3911156x111
W-pentominoOne of the 12 pentominoes.wpentomino.rle
23/353x3
x66A period 4 speed c/2 orthogonal spaceship found in July 1992 via ax66.rle
Hartmut Holzwart
23/3349x11
x66_halfHalf of x66 supported by a heavyweight spaceshipx66_half.rle
23/3309x11
x66_synth.rle13-glider synthesis of x66 and 9-glider synthesis of x66-half on HWSSx66_synth.rle
Chris Cain
23/311027x79
X-pentominoOne of the 12 pentominoes.xpentomino.rle
23/353x3
Y-pentominoOne of the 12 pentominoes.ypentomino.rle
23/354x2
Z-hexominoOne of 35 hexominoes. It appears in pentoad and Achim's p144.zhexomino.rle
23/363x4
zigzag-wickstretcherzigzag c/2 orthogonal wickstretcher: Jason Summers, 14 Feb 2006zigzag-wickstretc...
23/310580331x1070
Z-pentominoOne of the 12 pentominoes.zpentomino.rle
23/353x3
ZweibackA period 30 oscillator in which two heavyweight volcanoes hassle azweiback.rle
Mark Niemiec
23/333179x21