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Rules of the Game
Every new generation of Life is determined from the previous generation by three simple rules:
  1. If an alive cell has two or three alive neighboring cells, it stays alive.
  2. If a dead cell has exactly three alive neighboring cells, it comes to life.
  3. Otherwise, the cell will stay dead or die.
A "neighboring cell" is any of the eight cells adjacent or diagonally adjacent to the given cell.
About this Pattern

No pattern is loaded. To load a pattern, go to the "Load" dropdown menu at the top-right of the grid. To see a list of patterns in the online database, visit the LifeWiki.


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Load Pattern from File

Select a file from your harddrive to load into the Conway Life viewer.
File: 
 
 
 Maximum size: 500 kB
 Valid file types: .cells, .lif, .life, .rle
 
 

Load Pattern from Online Database

Enter the name of a well-known Life pattern or a pattern that you saved to the online database. To see a drop-down list of interesting patterns, select the Load -> Popular Patterns option.
Pattern Name: 

Load Popular Pattern

Select a pattern to load from the drop-down list below. To load a pattern that is not listed here, select the Load -> Online Database option or visit LifeWiki.
Pattern: 

Save Pattern Online

Enter a name and some information for the current pattern.
Pattern Name: 
Author Name: 
 
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Description: 
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Note: This is a public database and any patterns saved online may be overwritten by other users if they save a pattern with the same name. Patterns contained in the LifeWiki are protected and can't be overwritten.

Download Pattern File

Select a file format and name for the current pattern.
Pattern Name: 
File Format: 
Author Name: 
 
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Description: 
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Download Image File

Select an image format and name for the current pattern.
Image Name: 
File Format: 
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Note: The zoom, frame rate and colour settings used to generate the image are based on those currently active in this applet. These may be altered via the Display Settings menu.

Display Settings

Here you may alter the appearance of patterns within the applet.
Cell Shape:      
Cell Colour: 
Grid Colour: 
Grid Width: 
Hover Colour: 

Preferences

Here you may alter website settings to your liking.
Stats to Display: 


Rules

Here you may alter the rules used to generate future generations from previous ones. You may choose either one of the predefined rules or enter your own (in the form S/B).
Predefined Rules: 
Rules: 

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