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

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

Interesting idea. With some refinaments it might just work! Thanx.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fant, Chris [mailto:chris.fant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, 05 June, 2001 15:49
> To: computer-go@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: computer-go: Perl Module for next move.
> 
> 
> Once again, I strongly agree with Heikki on the whole Chinese 
> scoring thing.
> The only reason I can see to play Japanese scoring is if you 
> are playing against
> an opponent who demands it.  But you aren't.  Here is a cool 
> idea I just thought
> of to avoid the game-is-over-after-10-moves situation:  For 
> any game where there
> is a region of unsettled territory larger than one point, 
> record the game as a
> loss for both sides.  I think the NN would quickly learn to 
> avoid that type of
> ending.