Game of life with two species
A take on Conway's Game of Life but with two "species" viewable at https://game-of-life.nickmazuk.com/.
The Premise
Conway's Game of Life deals with one species that requires the correct population density to grow. To dense and it will die, to sparse and it can't reproduce. This version has a third concept, if it is surrounded too much by the other species, it will also die.
The Original Rules
Each square of the grid (or pixel on the screen) represents one organism of the species. A colored square represents a living organism. A blank square represents a dead organism. Each setup determines the next setup according to the following rules:
- Every square with less than 2 living neighbors dies from under-population
- Any square with 2 or 3 living neighbors lives
- Any square with 4 or more living neighbors dies from over-population
- Any dead square with 3 living neighbors becomes alive
The New Rules
Because of the addition of the second species, a new one is added:
- If a square has is surrounded by more of its opposing species than its own, then it will die
To make the final product have some aesthetic pleasure, some of the numbers for the other rules changed leaving the final rule set:
- Every square with less than 2 living neighbors dies from under-population
- Any square with 2 or 3 living neighbors lives
- Any square with 4 or more living neighbors dies from over-population
- Any dead square with 3 or living neighbors and less than 2 opposing neighbors becomes alive
- If a square has is surrounded by more of its opposing species than its own, then it will die