GO Board

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Rules

  • If the cell is alive and has 2 or 3 neighbors, then it remains alive. Else it dies.
  • If the cell is dead and has exactly 3 neighbors, then it comes to life. Else it remains dead.

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The History

What is the Game of Life and Why does it exist?

John Conway began doing experiments in 1968 with a variety of different two-dimensional cellular automaton rules. The game made its first public appearance in the October 1970 issue of Scientific American, in Martin Gardner's "Mathematical Games" column.