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Figure eight

Two 3x3 blocks that trade places on a diagonal every four generations.

B3/S23 live simulation — not a recording
Category
oscillator
Rule
B3/S23
Bounding box
6 × 6
Live cells
18
Period
8 generations
Discovered by
Simon Norton, 1970
Views
3
oscillator
Pattern data
x = 6, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
3o$3o$3o$3b3o$3b3o$3b3o!

Run Length Encoded - the standard interchange format. This will paste straight into Golly or any other Life program.

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