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+"""Game of Life"""
+
+___name___         = "Conway game of life"
+___license___      = "MIT"
+___categories___   = ["Games"]
+___dependencies___ = ["app", "ugfx_helper", "random", "sleep", "buttons"]
+
+import app, ugfx, ugfx_helper, buttons, sleep, time, random
+from tilda import Buttons
+
+
+# the game of life logic
+class Board:
+    def __init__(self, width, height):
+        self.width = width
+        self.height = height
+        self.data = [random.randint(0,1) for x in range(width * height)]
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        res  = "w: {}  h: {}".format(self.width, self.height)
+        for j in range(0, self.height):
+            row = [self.value(i, j) for i in range(self.width)]
+            res = res + "\n" + row
+        return res
+
+    def value(self, x, y):
+        return self.data[x * self.width + y]
+
+    def neighbours(self, x, y):
+        neighbCoords = [(i, j) 
+            for i in range(x - 1, x + 2) if i >= 0 and i < self.width
+            for j in range(y - 1, y + 2) if j >= 0 and j < self.height
+        ]
+
+        return [self.value(neighbCoord[0], neighbCoord[1]) 
+                for neighbCoord in neighbCoords if neighbCoord != (x, y) ]
+
+    # returns the new value of a given cell
+    def nextValue(self, x, y):
+        neighbsArr = self.neighbours(x, y)
+        liveNeighbs = 0
+        for neighb in neighbsArr:
+            if (neighb):
+                liveNeighbs = liveNeighbs + 1
+
+        if(self.value(x, y)):
+            if (liveNeighbs <= 1):
+                return 0    # underpopulation
+            else:
+                if (liveNeighbs <= 3):
+                    return 1    # lives
+                else:
+                    return 0    # overpopulation
+        else:
+            if (liveNeighbs == 3):
+                return 1    # reproduction
+            else:
+                return 0    # dies
+        
+    # update the board data in place
+    def step(self):
+        self.data = [self.nextValue(x, y) for x in range(self.width) for y in range(self.height)]
+
+
+
+# now the displaying part
+
+ugfx_helper.init()
+ugfx.clear()
+
+
+grid_size = 5
+grid_width = round(ugfx.width() / grid_size)
+grid_height = round(ugfx.height() / grid_size)
+alive_colours = [ugfx.WHITE, ugfx.GRAY, ugfx.BLUE, ugfx.RED, ugfx.GREEN, ugfx.YELLOW, ugfx.ORANGE]
+dead_colour = ugfx.BLACK
+
+def displayCell(x, y, alive):
+    if(alive):
+        colour = alive_colours[random.randrange(len(alive_colours))]
+    else:
+        colour = dead_colour
+    ugfx.area(x*grid_size, y*grid_size, grid_size, grid_size, colour)
+
+
+def displayBoard(board):
+    coords = [(x, y) for x in range(board.width) for y in range(board.height)]
+    for (x, y) in coords:
+        displayCell(x, y, board.value(x, y))
+    
+
+
+
+board = Board(grid_width, grid_height)
+while True:
+    displayBoard(board)
+    board.step()
+    #time.sleep(1)
+
+    sleep.wfi()
+    if buttons.is_triggered(Buttons.BTN_Menu):
+        break
+
+
+ugfx.clear()
+app.restart_to_default()