diff --git a/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Board.cs b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Board.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f3cb0329
--- /dev/null
+++ b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Board.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace LifeforTwo;
+
+internal class Board : IEnumerable<Coordinates>
+{
+    private readonly Piece[,] _cells = new Piece[7, 7];
+    private readonly Dictionary<int, int> _cellCounts = 
+        new() { [Piece.None] = 0, [Piece.Player1] = 0, [Piece.Player2] = 0 };
+
+    public Piece this[Coordinates coordinates]
+    {
+        get => this[coordinates.X, coordinates.Y];
+        set => this[coordinates.X, coordinates.Y] = value;
+    }
+
+    private Piece this[int x, int y]
+    {
+        get => _cells[x, y];
+        set
+        {
+            if (!_cells[x, y].IsEmpty) { _cellCounts[_cells[x, y]] -= 1; }
+            _cells[x, y] = value;
+            _cellCounts[value] += 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public int Player1Count => _cellCounts[Piece.Player1];
+    public int Player2Count => _cellCounts[Piece.Player2];
+
+    internal bool IsEmptyAt(Coordinates coordinates) => this[coordinates].IsEmpty;
+
+    internal void ClearCell(Coordinates coordinates) => this[coordinates] = Piece.NewNone();
+    internal void AddPlayer1Piece(Coordinates coordinates) => this[coordinates] = Piece.NewPlayer1();
+    internal void AddPlayer2Piece(Coordinates coordinates) => this[coordinates] = Piece.NewPlayer2();
+
+    public override string ToString()
+    {
+        var builder = new StringBuilder();
+
+        for (var y = 0; y <= 6; y++)
+        {
+            builder.AppendLine();
+            for (var x = 0; x <= 6; x++)
+            {
+                builder.Append(GetCellDisplay(x, y));
+            }
+        }
+
+        return builder.ToString();
+    }
+
+    private string GetCellDisplay(int x, int y) =>
+        (x, y) switch
+        {
+            (0 or 6, _) => $" {y % 6} ",
+            (_, 0 or 6) => $" {x % 6} ",
+            _ => $" {this[x, y]} "
+        };
+
+    public IEnumerator<Coordinates> GetEnumerator()
+    {
+        for (var x = 1; x <= 5; x++)
+        {
+            for (var y = 1; y <= 5; y++)
+            {
+                yield return new(x, y);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator() => GetEnumerator();
+}
diff --git a/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Coordinates.cs b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Coordinates.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09bd3dd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Coordinates.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+namespace LifeforTwo;
+
+internal record Coordinates (int X, int Y)
+{
+    public static bool TryCreate((float X, float Y) values, out Coordinates coordinates)
+    {
+        if (values.X <= 0 || values.X > 5 || values.Y <= 0 || values.Y > 5)
+        {
+            coordinates = new(0, 0);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        coordinates = new((int)values.X, (int)values.Y);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public static Coordinates operator +(Coordinates coordinates, int value) =>
+        new (coordinates.X + value, coordinates.Y + value);
+
+    public IEnumerable<Coordinates> GetNeighbors()
+    {
+        yield return new(X - 1, Y);
+        yield return new(X + 1, Y);
+        yield return new(X, Y - 1);
+        yield return new(X, Y + 1);
+        yield return new(X - 1, Y - 1);
+        yield return new(X + 1, Y - 1);
+        yield return new(X - 1, Y + 1);
+        yield return new(X + 1, Y + 1);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Game.cs b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Game.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de6cb5a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Game.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+internal class Game
+{
+    private readonly IReadWrite _io;
+
+    public Game(IReadWrite io)
+    {
+        _io = io;
+    }
+
+    public void Play()
+    {
+        _io.Write(Streams.Title);
+
+        var life = new Life(_io);
+
+        _io.Write(life.FirstGeneration);
+
+        foreach (var generation in life)
+        {
+            _io.WriteLine();
+            _io.Write(generation);
+        }
+
+        _io.WriteLine(life.Result ?? "No result");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Generation.cs b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Generation.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b96ee478
--- /dev/null
+++ b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Generation.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+internal class Generation
+{
+    private readonly Board _board;
+
+    public Generation(Board board)
+    {
+        _board = board;
+        CountNeighbours();
+    }
+
+    public Board Board => _board;
+
+    public int Player1Count => _board.Player1Count;
+    public int Player2Count => _board.Player2Count;
+
+    public string? Result => 
+        (Player1Count, Player2Count) switch
+        {
+            (0, 0) => Strings.Draw,
+            (_, 0) => string.Format(Formats.Winner, 1),
+            (0, _) => string.Format(Formats.Winner, 2),
+            _ => null
+        };
+
+    public static Generation Create(IReadWrite io)
+    {
+        var board = new Board();
+
+        SetInitialPieces(1, coord => board.AddPlayer1Piece(coord));
+        SetInitialPieces(2, coord => board.AddPlayer2Piece(coord));
+
+        return new Generation(board);
+
+        void SetInitialPieces(int player, Action<Coordinates> setPiece)
+        {
+            io.WriteLine(Formats.InitialPieces, player);
+            for (var i = 1; i <= 3; i++)
+            {
+                setPiece(io.ReadCoordinates(board));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public Generation CalculateNextGeneration()
+    {
+        var board = new Board();
+
+        foreach (var coordinates in _board)
+        {
+            board[coordinates] = _board[coordinates].GetNext();
+        }
+
+        return new(board);
+    }
+    
+    public void AddPieces(IReadWrite io)
+    {
+        var player1Coordinate = io.ReadCoordinates(1, _board);
+        var player2Coordinate = io.ReadCoordinates(2, _board);
+
+        if (player1Coordinate == player2Coordinate)
+        {
+            io.Write(Streams.SameCoords);
+            // This is a bug existing in the original code. The line should be _board[_coordinates[_player]] = 0;
+            _board.ClearCell(player1Coordinate + 1);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            _board.AddPlayer1Piece(player1Coordinate);
+            _board.AddPlayer2Piece(player2Coordinate);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void CountNeighbours()
+    {
+        foreach (var coordinates in _board)
+        {
+            var piece = _board[coordinates];
+            if (piece.IsEmpty) { continue; }
+
+            foreach (var neighbour in coordinates.GetNeighbors())
+            {
+                _board[neighbour] = _board[neighbour].AddNeighbour(piece);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public override string ToString() => _board.ToString();
+}
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diff --git a/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/IOExtensions.cs b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/IOExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d7db9bf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/IOExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+internal static class IOExtensions
+{
+    internal static Coordinates ReadCoordinates(this IReadWrite io, int player, Board board)
+    {
+        io.Write(Formats.Player, player);
+        return io.ReadCoordinates(board);
+    }
+
+    internal static Coordinates ReadCoordinates(this IReadWrite io, Board board)
+    {
+        while (true)
+        {
+            io.WriteLine("X,Y");
+            var values = io.Read2Numbers("&&&&&&\r");
+            if (Coordinates.TryCreate(values, out var coordinates) && board.IsEmptyAt(coordinates))
+            {
+                return coordinates;
+            }
+            io.Write(Streams.IllegalCoords);
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Life.cs b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Life.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7848a348
--- /dev/null
+++ b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Life.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+using System.Collections;
+
+internal class Life : IEnumerable<Generation>
+{
+    private readonly IReadWrite _io;
+
+    public Life(IReadWrite io)
+    {
+        _io = io;
+        FirstGeneration = Generation.Create(io);
+    }
+
+    public Generation FirstGeneration { get; }
+    public string? Result { get; private set; }
+    
+    public IEnumerator<Generation> GetEnumerator()
+    {
+        var current = FirstGeneration;
+        while (current.Result is null)
+        {
+            current = current.CalculateNextGeneration();
+            yield return current;
+
+            if (current.Result is null) { current.AddPieces(_io); }
+        }
+
+        Result = current.Result;
+    }
+
+    IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator() => GetEnumerator(); 
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/LifeforTwo.csproj b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/LifeforTwo.csproj
index d3fe4757..3870320c 100644
--- a/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/LifeforTwo.csproj
+++ b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/LifeforTwo.csproj
@@ -6,4 +6,12 @@
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
   </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="Resources/*.txt" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\00_Common\dotnet\Games.Common\Games.Common.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Piece.cs b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Piece.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..20e5adba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Piece.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+
+namespace LifeforTwo;
+
+public struct Piece
+{
+    public const int None = 0x0000;
+    public const int Player1 = 0x0100;
+    public const int Player2 = 0x1000;
+    private const int PieceMask = Player1 | Player2;
+    private const int NeighbourValueOffset = 8;
+
+    private static readonly ImmutableHashSet<int> _willBePlayer1 = 
+        new[] { 0x0003, 0x0102, 0x0103, 0x0120, 0x0130, 0x0121, 0x0112, 0x0111, 0x0012 }.ToImmutableHashSet();
+    private static readonly ImmutableHashSet<int> _willBePlayer2 = 
+        new[] { 0x0021, 0x0030, 0x1020, 0x1030, 0x1011, 0x1021, 0x1003, 0x1002, 0x1012 }.ToImmutableHashSet();
+
+    private int _value;
+
+    private Piece(int value) => _value = value;
+
+    public int Value => _value & PieceMask;
+    public bool IsEmpty => (_value & PieceMask) == None;
+
+    public static Piece NewNone() => new(None);
+    public static Piece NewPlayer1() => new(Player1);
+    public static Piece NewPlayer2() => new(Player2);
+
+    public Piece AddNeighbour(Piece neighbour)
+    {
+        _value += neighbour.Value >> NeighbourValueOffset;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public Piece GetNext() => new(
+        _value switch
+        {
+            _ when _willBePlayer1.Contains(_value) => Player1,
+            _ when _willBePlayer2.Contains(_value) => Player2,
+            _ => None
+        });
+
+    public override string ToString() =>
+        (_value & PieceMask) switch
+        {
+            Player1 => "*",
+            Player2 => "#",
+            _ => " "
+        };
+
+    public static implicit operator Piece(int value) => new(value);
+    public static implicit operator int(Piece piece) => piece.Value;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Program.cs b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4c399811
--- /dev/null
+++ b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+global using Games.Common.IO;
+global using static LifeforTwo.Resources.Resource;
+global using LifeforTwo;
+
+new Game(new ConsoleIO()).Play();
diff --git a/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Resources/Draw.txt b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Resources/Draw.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b9fd8fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Resources/Draw.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+A draw
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diff --git a/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Resources/IllegalCoords.txt b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Resources/IllegalCoords.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff01dfcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Resources/IllegalCoords.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Illegal coords. Retype
diff --git a/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Resources/InitialPieces.txt b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Resources/InitialPieces.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..abbadf16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Resources/InitialPieces.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+Player {0}  - 3 live pieces
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diff --git a/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Resources/Player.txt b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Resources/Player.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f920e489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Resources/Player.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+
+Player {0} 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Resources/Resource.cs b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Resources/Resource.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c6f59d3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Resources/Resource.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+
+namespace LifeforTwo.Resources;
+
+internal static class Resource
+{
+    internal static class Streams
+    {
+        public static Stream Title => GetStream();
+        public static Stream IllegalCoords => GetStream();
+        public static Stream SameCoords => GetStream();
+    }
+
+    internal static class Formats
+    {
+        public static string InitialPieces => GetString();
+        public static string Player => GetString();
+        public static string Winner => GetString();
+    }
+
+    internal static class Strings
+    {
+        public static string Draw => GetString();
+    }
+
+    private static string GetString([CallerMemberName] string? name = null)
+    {
+        using var stream = GetStream(name);
+        using var reader = new StreamReader(stream);
+        return reader.ReadToEnd();
+    }
+
+    private static Stream GetStream([CallerMemberName] string? name = null) =>
+        Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream($"{typeof(Resource).Namespace}.{name}.txt")
+            ?? throw new Exception($"Could not find embedded resource stream '{name}'.");
+}
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diff --git a/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Resources/SameCoords.txt b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Resources/SameCoords.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8af7b066
--- /dev/null
+++ b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Resources/SameCoords.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Same coord.  Set to 0
diff --git a/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Resources/Title.txt b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Resources/Title.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e3404a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Resources/Title.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+                                 Life2
+               Creative Computing  Morristown, New Jersey
+
+
+
+          U.B. Life Game
diff --git a/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Resources/Winner.txt b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Resources/Winner.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e35c5440
--- /dev/null
+++ b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Resources/Winner.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+Player {0} is the winner
\ No newline at end of file