diff --git a/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Board.cs b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Board.cs
index 7c5d53c5..f17a6f48 100644
--- a/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Board.cs
+++ b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Board.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+
 namespace LifeforTwo;
 
 internal class Board
@@ -7,6 +9,12 @@ internal class Board
     private const int Player2 = 0x1000;
     private const int PieceMask = Player1 | Player2;
     private const int NeighbourValueOffset = 8;
+
+    private readonly ImmutableHashSet<int> _willBePlayer1 = 
+        new[] { 0x0003, 0x0102, 0x0103, 0x0120, 0x0130, 0x0121, 0x0112, 0x0111, 0x0012 }.ToImmutableHashSet();
+    private readonly ImmutableHashSet<int> _willBePlayer2 = 
+        new[] { 0x0021, 0x0030, 0x1020, 0x1030, 0x1011, 0x1021, 0x1003, 0x1002, 0x1012 }.ToImmutableHashSet();
+
     private readonly int[,] _cells = new int[7,7];
 
     public int this[Coordinates coordinates]
@@ -21,6 +29,30 @@ internal class Board
         set => _cells[x, y] = value;
     }
 
+    public (int Player1Count, int Player2Count) CalculateNextGeneration()
+    {
+        var _cellCounts = new Dictionary<int, int>() { [Empty] = 0, [Player1] = 0, [Player2] = 0 };
+
+        for (var x = 1; x <= 5; x++)
+        {
+            for (var y = 1; y <= 5; y++)
+            {
+                var currentValue = this[x, y];
+                var newValue = currentValue switch
+                {
+                    _ when _willBePlayer1.Contains(currentValue) => Player1,
+                    _ when _willBePlayer2.Contains(currentValue) => Player2,
+                    _ => Empty
+                };
+
+                this[x, y] = newValue;
+                _cellCounts[newValue]++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return (_cellCounts[Player1], _cellCounts[Player2]);
+    }
+
     public void CalculateNeighbours()
     {
         for (var x = 1; x <= 5; x++)
diff --git a/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Program.cs b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Program.cs
index 1754cdc5..5f2ed7dc 100644
--- a/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Program.cs
+++ b/56_Life_for_Two/csharp/Program.cs
@@ -7,48 +7,9 @@ var io = new ConsoleIO();
 io.Write(Streams.Title);
 
 var _board = new Board();
-var _willLive = new[] { 0x0003, 0x0102, 0x0103, 0x0120, 0x0130, 0x0121, 0x0112, 0x0111, 0x0012, 
-                        0x0021, 0x0030, 0x1020, 0x1030, 0x1011, 0x1021, 0x1003, 0x1002, 0x1012 };
 var _coordinates = new Coordinates[3];
 int _player1Count, _player2Count;
 
-void CalculateNext()
-{
-    _player1Count = _player2Count = 0;
-    for (var y = 1; y <= 5; y++)
-    {
-        for (var x = 1; x <= 5; x++)
-        {
-            CalculateNextCell(x, y);
-        }
-    }
-    return;
-}
-
-void CalculateNextCell(int x, int y)
-{
-    if (_board[x, y] >= 3)
-    {
-        for (var o = 0; o < 18; o++)
-        {
-            if (_board[x, y] == _willLive[o])
-            {
-                if (o < 9)
-                {
-                    _board[x, y] = 0x0100; _player1Count++;
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    _board[x, y] = 0x1000; _player2Count++;
-                }
-                return;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    _board[x, y] = 0;
-}
-
 for (var _player = 1; _player <= 2; _player++)
 {
     var P1 = _player == 2 ? 0x30 : 0x03;
@@ -60,14 +21,14 @@ for (var _player = 1; _player <= 2; _player++)
     }
 }
 
-CalculateNext();
+_board.CalculateNextGeneration();
 _board.Display(io);
 
 while (true)
 {
     io.WriteLine();
     _board.CalculateNeighbours();
-    CalculateNext();
+    (_player1Count, _player2Count) = _board.CalculateNextGeneration();
     _board.Display(io);
 
     if (_player1Count == 0 || _player2Count == 0) { break; }