The goal of the game of LIFE is simply to stay alive. If all of the cells on the screen are empty, you can pretty much assume that you've lost. A technical win is when there are live cells but there isn't any change from generation to generation -- not very interesting, but better than being dead. The supreme goal is an ever-changing, constantly evolving screen!

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