1.2 The Game of life Rules for the game of life 1. The neighbors of a given cell are the eight cells that touch it vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. Every cell is either living or dead. 2. a living cell stays alive in the next generation if it has either 2 or 3 living neighbors; it dies if it has O, 1, 4, or more living neighbors.Rules for the Game of Life 1. The neighbors of a given cell are the eight cells that touch it vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. Every cell is either living or dead. 2. A living cell stays alive in the next generation if it has either 2 or 3 living neighbors; it dies if it has 0, 1, 4, or more living neighbors. 1.2 The Game of life