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Rules for the Game of Life

The Game of Life is not your typical computer game. It is a cellular automaton, and was invented by Cambridge mathematician John Conway.

This game became widely known when it was mentioned in an article published by Scientific American in 1970. It consists of a collection of cells which, based on a few mathematical rules, can live, die or multiply. Depending on the initial conditions, the cells form various patterns throughout the course of the game.

See how many generations your colony can thrive and grow, before stagnating - or dying out altogether!

For a space that is populated:

• Each cell with one or no neighbors dies, as if by solitude.

• Each cell with four or more neighbors dies, as if by overpopulation.

• Each cell with two or three neighbors survives.

For a space that is unpopulated (empty):

• Each cell with exactly three neighbors becomes populated.

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