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 # Game of life
 This is a demonstration in C++ of a game called [Game of life](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life) created by John Horton Conway in 1970
- 
+
 ### The Game Rules
 > At each step in time, the following transitions occur:
 1. Any live cell with fewer than two live neighbours dies, as if by underpopulation.
@@ -8,11 +8,47 @@ This is a demonstration in C++ of a game called [Game of life](https://en.wikipe
 3. Any live cell with more than three live neighbours dies, as if by overpopulation.
 4. Any dead cell with exactly three live neighbours becomes a live cell, as if by reproduction.
 
-### License & Copyright
+## Building and Running
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- CMake (Minimum Version 3.16)
+- A C++ compiler (e.g., GCC, Clang)
+
+### Building the Project
+
+1. **Clone the repository**:
+   ```bash
+   git clone https://git.vdm.dev/Llewellyn/game-of-life.git
+   ```
+2. **Navigate to the project directory**:
+   ```bash
+   cd game-of-life
+   ```
+3. **Create and enter the build directory**:
+   ```bash
+   mkdir build && cd build
+   ```
+4. **Generate build system files with CMake**:
+   ```bash
+   cmake ..
+   ```
+5. **Compile the project**:
+   ```bash
+   cmake --build .
+   ```
+   
+6. **Running the Project**:
+   - After building, run the executable from the build directory.
+   ```bash
+   ./game-of-life
+   ```
+
+## License & Copyright
 - Written by [Llewellyn van der Merwe](https://github.com/Llewellynvdm), April 2020
 - Copyright (C) 2020. All Rights Reserved
 - License [GNU/GPL Version 2 or later](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)
 
 ### Thank You! (2020/04)
 - Originally Forked [Mario Talevski](https://github.com/MarioTalevski/game-of-life)
-- [Champlain College](https://www.champlain.edu/) [SDEV-240-81A](https://classlist.champlain.edu/show/course/number/SDEV_240)
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+- [Champlain College](https://www.champlain.edu/) [SDEV-240-81A](https://classlist.champlain.edu/show/course/number/SDEV_240)