Meanings
proper nounthe Game of Life
- An American board game simulating progress through life, with job, marriage, etc.
- A cellular automaton devised by mathematician John Horton Conway, consisting of a grid of cells that are either "alive" or "dead" and grow or diminish based on the number of adjacent living cells.
Translations
German Spiel des Lebens
- Spiel des Lebensthe board game
Japanese 人生ゲーム
- 人生ゲーム (Jinsei Gēmu)the board game
Polish gra w życie
- gra w życiethe board game
Portuguese Jogo da Vida
- Jogo da Vidathe board game
Cite this entry
APA
Game of Life. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Game%20of%20Life
MLA
“Game of Life.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Game%20of%20Life. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Game of Life,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Game%20of%20Life.
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