I have to agree The whole concept doesnt make sense How do you define a game especially when it has no players   The first sentence defines a zero player game as a game without any human players no citation The second sentence defines it as a game played by artificial intelligence Whether the player is human or machine theres still at least one player   And if the Game of Life has no players is it really a game Or is it an algorithm or mathematical thing If you grow a flower or a crystal its not a game So when you grow the Game of Life is it really a game   Or if one considers the programmeruser as the player since they will be the one to pick initial board then its not really a zero player game