RE: computer-go: Perl Module for next move.

["Grajdeanu, Adrian" <adrian.grajdeanu@xxxxxxx>]

As I've replied to a prior message, I don't want to go that route. My goal
is to have the program play japanaise rules so I am still investigating
alternatives.

One of them is GTP and gnugo, as Matthew mentiones he will try. But I looked
in the doc for gnugu and here is what I find:
> Ascii Interface
> Even if you do not have CGoban installed you
> can play with GNU Go using its default Ascii
> interface. Simply type gnugo at the command
> line, and GNU Go will draw a board. Typing
> help will give a list of options. At the
> end of the game, pass twice, and GNU Go will
> prompt you through the counting. You and GNU
> Go must agree on the dead groups--you can
> toggle the status of groups to be removed,
> and when you are done, GNU Go will report
> the score. 

What discourages me is the fact that gnugo needs human input in deciding
live/dead status. If this was a problem only rarely encountered I guess I
could live with it. So I'm asking, how good is gnugo in determining
live/dead status? Can it be run without user intervention? I'm not afraid to
get my hands dirty and hack through the code if needed to make small
modifications in order to achieve complete automation.

Thanx


> -----Original Message-----
> From: William Harold Newman [mailto:william.newman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, 04 June, 2001 13:04
> To: computer-go@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: computer-go: Perl Module for next move.
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jun 04, 2001 at 05:27:42PM +0200, Grajdeanu, Adrian wrote:
> > Very similar approach I had as well. Where I got somewhat 
> stuck is when I
> > play two networks against each other and try to figure out 
> the Go score. Did
> > you tackle this phase yet?
> 
> You could use Chinese rules, and require that the competing programs
> actually capture all the dead enemy stones before they start to pass.
> That way it's trivial to score the board, and only the competing
> programs need to be smart, not the referee program.
> 
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