CONWAY'S GAME OF LIFE The game is played on a two-dimensional array of cells, some of which start as "alive" and others as "dead." When progressing from one state to the next, the fate of a given cell is determined by counting the number of live cells adjacent to it (including diagonally). If the number is less than two or more than three, the cell in consideration dies or remains dead. If the number is two or three and the current cell is alive, it remains alive. If the number is exactly three and the current cell is dead, it is given life.