Adding instructions on how to enter patterns, and also some examples.

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Dyego Maas
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The complete command would be `dotnet run --wait 1000`.
## Entering patterns
Once running the game, you are expected to enter a pattern. This pattern consists of multiple lines of text with either **spaces** or **some character**, usually an asterisk (`*`).
Spaces represent empty cells. Asterisks represent alive cells.
After entering the pattern, you need to enter the word "DONE". It is not case sensitive. An example of pattern would be:
```
*
***
DONE
```
### Some patterns you could try
```
*
***
```
```
*
***
```
```
**
**
```
```
*
*
*
```
This one is known as **glider**:
```
***
*
*
```
## Instructions to the port
Original source downloaded [from Vintage Basic](http://www.vintage-basic.net/games.html)