So over the course of the planning for r/place 2023 I made a bunch of glorious plans that absolutely did not get used and I figure I could would share them here.
The first is the traveler with the Lance Reddick memorial is rendered in all 4 color palettes used in 2023's r/place (8, 16, 24, and 36 colors). The two previous r/places started with 16 colors, 2023 r/place started with 8. This came as a surprise to everyone. Including me who was quickly trying to revise our plans. That confusion is one of the contributing factors as to why things fell apart at the beginning.
We were not able to get on the canvas until the first expansion when we attempted to create a very small but rather adorable little ghost who was unfortunately wiped out by a streamer before for we could get the word bubble tail completed.
And lastly these were some ideas I made up ahead of time in case we decided to claim additional space. They were never really used but I had fun making them.