Re: computer-go: Most simple Go rules

[Don Dailey <drd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

   From: Robert Jasiek <jasiek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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   > These rules are  also ideal for beginners.

   Concerning the contents, yes. (Apart from the note before.)
   Concerning the language, I doubt this. 

Agreed.  The  Tromp-Taylor  wording is  too terse to  give directly to
beginners  without  explanation.   I   don't think  it's  particularly
difficult for an intelligent  beginner to understand, but it certainly
could be improved on for this purpose.

I think the intent of that wording was to be as concise as possible.


   ...  more stuff I removed 


   What really worries me is usage of illogical rules in CG
   tournaments while everybody knows about the advantages of
   logical rules for programming. Sponsorship is a weak argument
   because the AGA gets much attention from Asian professionals
   despite their logical rules. Cultural tradition is an even
   weaker argument these days when professionals from all big
   go playing countries spread go. So why must every tournament
   organizer and programmer suffer from implementing more than
   one ruleset, one worse than the other?!


I totally  agree.  They should attempt to  use  a ruleset for computer
competition that leads to the least problems and is most logical.

Don