diff --git a/src/conway/anime.py b/src/conway/anime.py
index 7bd9a8a..28b195c 100644
--- a/src/conway/anime.py
+++ b/src/conway/anime.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ class PlotlyAnimation(object):
         self.state = state
         self.steps = steps
         self.frames = np.expand_dims(self.state.board, axis=0)
+        print(self.frames[:10, :10])
         self.frame_gen()
         self.animation = self.animation_gen()
 
diff --git a/src/conway/gameoflife.py b/src/conway/gameoflife.py
index 1f1989d..3b2cf16 100644
--- a/src/conway/gameoflife.py
+++ b/src/conway/gameoflife.py
@@ -95,16 +95,20 @@ def get_starting_board(size, start="random"):
     # TODO: implement other starting options like e.g. glider
     if start == "random":
         return State(size, size, "random")
+    if start == "glider":
+        return State(size, size, [(0, 1), (1, 2), (2, 0), (2, 1), (2, 2)])
+    if start == "acorn":
+        return State(size, size, coords=[(20+5, 20+3), (20+5, 20+4), (20+3, 20+4), (20+4, 20+6), (20+5, 20+7), (20+5, 20+8), (20+5, 20+9)])
     else:
         return State(size, size, None)
 
-def get(size = 507, steps = 200, start="random"):
+def get(size = 50, steps = 200, start="random"):
     board = get_starting_board(size, start)
     return PlotlyAnimation(board, steps).animation
 
 def main():
-    animation = get(50)
-    animation.show()
+    anime = get(50, 200, "acorn")
+    anime.show()
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":