Conway's Game of Life

Controls

Speed: 10 gen/s

Cell size: 12 px

Toroidal wrapping Show gridlines

Draw mode: click and drag to paint cells.

Preset pattern

Choose a pattern, click Stamp Selected, then click the board to place it.

Format

Controls and shortcuts

Mouse: Click and drag on the board to draw or erase cells.

Pattern: Select a preset and stamp it on the board.

Shortcuts: Space (Play/Pause), S (Step), C (Clear), R (Randomize), G (Grid), W (Wrap), + / - (Zoom), ? (Toggle help).

Rules

Conway’s Game of Life is a cellular automaton devised by John Horton Conway. Complex, emergent behavior appears from simple local rules.