~ Conway's Game of Life

Welcome to Conway's Game of Life simulation!

Click on cells to toggle them between alive and dead states.

Red cells are alive now but will die in the next generation.

Blue cells are dead now but will become alive in the next generation.

About the Game of Life

Conway's Game of Life is a cellular automaton devised by mathematician John Conway in 1970. It's a zero-player game, meaning its evolution is determined by its initial state, requiring no further input.

Rules

  • Any live cell with fewer than two live neighbors dies (underpopulation)
  • Any live cell with two or three live neighbors lives on to the next generation
  • Any live cell with more than three live neighbors dies (overpopulation)
  • Any dead cell with exactly three live neighbors becomes a live cell (reproduction)

Try the Game of Life

Generation: 0