# Where can I find rules for different cellular automata?
**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/where-can-i-find-rules-for-different-cellular-automata/16827
**Category:** Coding Questions
**Created:** [January 3, 2020, 9:19am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/where-can-i-find-rules-for-different-cellular-automata/16827 "2020-01-03T09:19:48Z")
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### Author:  [@Ruchi](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Ruchi)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2020, 9:19am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/where-can-i-find-rules-for-different-cellular-automata/16827/1 "2020-01-03T09:19:48Z")
[https://www.conwaylife.com/wiki/List\_of\_Life-like\_cellular\_automata](https://www.conwaylife.com/wiki/List_of_Life-like_cellular_automata)
This site mentions list of various cellular automata. But no description further of the rules. Any reference as to where I can find the rules?
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### Author:  [@anon68884268](https://discourse.processing.org/u/anon68884268)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2020, 10:23am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/where-can-i-find-rules-for-different-cellular-automata/16827/2 "2020-01-03T10:23:44Z")
Why should you get the answer here, for a completely other thematic? There is an [discussion site](https://www.conwaylife.com/wiki/Talk:List_of_Life-like_cellular_automata), probably for these things. Anyway, if you want further information, see [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular_automaton) or [here](https://www.google.com/search?q=cellular+automata). The last one was a simple google search.
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### Author:  [@micycle](https://discourse.processing.org/u/micycle)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2020, 12:04pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/where-can-i-find-rules-for-different-cellular-automata/16827/3 "2020-01-03T12:04:24Z")
The _Rulestring_ column on the page you listed contains all the information you need.
> B (for birth) is a list of all the numbers of live neighbors that cause a dead cell to come alive (be born); S (for survival) is a list of all the numbers of live neighbors that cause a live cell to remain alive (survive).
For example `B3678/S235678` means an empty cell surrounded by either 3, 6, 7 or 8 neighbors would **become** live and would need to be surrounded by 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 or 8 neighbors to **stay** alive.
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### Author:  [@Ruchi](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Ruchi)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2020, 5:23am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/where-can-i-find-rules-for-different-cellular-automata/16827/4 "2020-01-04T05:23:26Z")
Yes sorry.my mistake. It is not processing related question. Thanks anyways.