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Re: computer-go: Most simple Go rules



In message <20010626100411.B14365@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
John Tromp <tromp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes

>> Option 4 obliges the TD to obtain and examine game records, preferably
>> before the draw for the next round.  This is a job which I am most
>> reluctant to take on.
>
>This would be so easy to take care of if programs don't play each other
>directly both both interface to an arbiter program whose code could
>be publicly available for scrutiny and go-program testing.

True.  This is also a good idea for time-keeping purposes - programs
with dishonest clocks would be at a disadvantage.  The disadvantages are
that the organisers have to provide systems (with two serial ports) to
run the arbiter program, and the entrants have to support the Go Modem
Protocol.

Nick
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Nick Wedd