A small
static shape in the
game of life, found commonly
in the wild. The block is both
volatile and
regenerative, making it a particularly interesting shape as far as its involvement with other cells. Any cell within 2 units of it, other than directly along a
diagonal, can produce a
reaction from the block, and any cell adjacent
to the block (such as the result of such reaction) kills adjacent cells within the block, but a lone block with one corner missing
regenerates that corner in the next generation. See
beacon. Useful for growing
herbs in ADOM.
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