{
  "id": 179530,
  "title": "Some questions about rules.",
  "url": "/competitions/conways-reverse-game-of-life-2020/discussion/179530",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2020-09-02T12:31:18.801949100Z",
  "votes": 3,
  "comment_count": 5,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<blockquote>\n  <p>There are four simple rules to determine the next state of the game board, given the current state:<br>\n  Overpopulation: if a living cell is surrounded by more than three living cells, it dies.<br>\n  Stasis: if a living cell is surrounded by two or three living cells, it survives.<br>\n  Underpopulation: if a living cell is surrounded by fewer than two living cells, it dies.<br>\n  Reproduction: if a dead cell is surrounded by exactly three cells, it becomes a live cell.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>So the surrounded here means four locations(up,down,left,right),or nine locations(all the boards around the cell)?</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "995417",
      "postDate": "09/02/2020 12:31:18",
      "content": "<blockquote>\n  <p>There are four simple rules to determine the next state of the game board, given the current state:<br>\n  Overpopulation: if a living cell is surrounded by more than three living cells, it dies.<br>\n  Stasis: if a living cell is surrounded by two or three living cells, it survives.<br>\n  Underpopulation: if a living cell is surrounded by fewer than two living cells, it dies.<br>\n  Reproduction: if a dead cell is surrounded by exactly three cells, it becomes a live cell.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>So the surrounded here means four locations(up,down,left,right),or nine locations(all the boards around the cell)?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "> There are four simple rules to determine the next state of the game board, given the current state:\nOverpopulation: if a living cell is surrounded by more than three living cells, it dies.\nStasis: if a living cell is surrounded by two or three living cells, it survives.\nUnderpopulation: if a living cell is surrounded by fewer than two living cells, it dies.\nReproduction: if a dead cell is surrounded by exactly three cells, it becomes a live cell.\n\nSo the surrounded here means four locations(up,down,left,right),or nine locations(all the boards around the cell)?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "995442",
      "postDate": "09/02/2020 12:57:29",
      "content": "<p>Nine locations as per game of Life documentation. Since it is not explicitly mentioned in competition rules I think the standard game of Life rule applies.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Nine locations as per game of Life documentation. Since it is not explicitly mentioned in competition rules I think the standard game of Life rule applies.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "995491",
      "postDate": "09/02/2020 13:52:07",
      "content": "<p>Eight locations to be precise. If you're looking at location <code>[i, j]</code> then you should check the cells looping <code>i-1 to i+1</code> and <code>j-1 to j+1</code> except <code>i, j</code>. And remember to mod 25 them, to cover the wrapped around cells too.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Eight locations to be precise. If you're looking at location `[i, j]` then you should check the cells looping `i-1 to i+1` and `j-1 to j+1` except `i, j`. And remember to mod 25 them, to cover the wrapped around cells too.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "995603",
      "postDate": "09/02/2020 15:49:52",
      "content": "<p>Thanks! I didn't play the game before.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thanks! I didn't play the game before.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "995607",
      "postDate": "09/02/2020 15:51:36",
      "content": "<p>Thanks! got it.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thanks! got it.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "995630",
      "postDate": "09/02/2020 16:20:00",
      "content": "<p>Yes 8 neighbouring cells plus the origin, state of nine cells determine the next state.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Yes 8 neighbouring cells plus the origin, state of nine cells determine the next state.",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 995442,
      "author_name": "arunprathap",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "09/02/2020 12:57:29",
      "content": "<p>Nine locations as per game of Life documentation. Since it is not explicitly mentioned in competition rules I think the standard game of Life rule applies.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 995603,
          "author_name": "li325040229",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "09/02/2020 15:49:52",
          "content": "<p>Thanks! I didn't play the game before.</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 995491,
      "author_name": "rude009",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "09/02/2020 13:52:07",
      "content": "<p>Eight locations to be precise. If you're looking at location <code>[i, j]</code> then you should check the cells looping <code>i-1 to i+1</code> and <code>j-1 to j+1</code> except <code>i, j</code>. And remember to mod 25 them, to cover the wrapped around cells too.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 995607,
          "author_name": "li325040229",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "09/02/2020 15:51:36",
          "content": "<p>Thanks! got it.</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 995630,
          "author_name": "arunprathap",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "09/02/2020 16:20:00",
          "content": "<p>Yes 8 neighbouring cells plus the origin, state of nine cells determine the next state.</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "raw_markdown_by_id": {
    "995417": "> There are four simple rules to determine the next state of the game board, given the current state:\nOverpopulation: if a living cell is surrounded by more than three living cells, it dies.\nStasis: if a living cell is surrounded by two or three living cells, it survives.\nUnderpopulation: if a living cell is surrounded by fewer than two living cells, it dies.\nReproduction: if a dead cell is surrounded by exactly three cells, it becomes a live cell.\n\nSo the surrounded here means four locations(up,down,left,right),or nine locations(all the boards around the cell)?",
    "995442": "Nine locations as per game of Life documentation. Since it is not explicitly mentioned in competition rules I think the standard game of Life rule applies.",
    "995491": "Eight locations to be precise. If you're looking at location `[i, j]` then you should check the cells looping `i-1 to i+1` and `j-1 to j+1` except `i, j`. And remember to mod 25 them, to cover the wrapped around cells too.",
    "995603": "Thanks! I didn't play the game before.",
    "995607": "Thanks! got it.",
    "995630": "Yes 8 neighbouring cells plus the origin, state of nine cells determine the next state."
  },
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}