Patterns

Famous Patterns

Decades of hobbyists have catalogued thousands of GoL patterns. These are the classics — the structures every "Lifenthusiast" knows by name.

Still Lifes — stable, never change

Oscillators — return to initial state after N steps

Spaceships — move across the grid

Guns — emit an endless stream of spaceships

Methuselahs — small start, long and chaotic evolution