Conway's Game of Life

A Game of Life board you can draw on — start/stop the simulation, step generations, drop classic patterns.

Stamp pattern

Generation 0 · 0 live cells

Runs entirely in this browser. Nothing is sent anywhere.

Conway's Game of Life (B3/S23) on a bounded grid 8–200 cells per side — cells at the edge have no neighbours outside it. Click or drag on the board to flip cells; stamps land centred on the board.

How to use

  1. Draw cells or stamp a pattern.
  2. Start the simulation or step one generation.
  3. Watch it evolve; clear to restart.

What it supports

Conway B3/S23 on a bounded 8–200 cell grid — edge cells have no neighbours beyond the border. Click or drag to flip cells; stamps land centred. Generations run locally with adjustable speed.

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