Re: computer-go: Most simple Go rules

[Erik van der Werf <E.vanderWerf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nick Wedd wrote:
> 
> In message <3B399653.45E7B98B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Erik van der Werf
> <E.vanderWerf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
> 
> >Ofcourse if both players continue to place over 500 stones a draw seems
> >fine. After all this number is significantly larger then the longest
> >game ever! (for more info see last weeks thread 'Why ko')
> 
> It is quite possible for a reasonable game on a 19x19 board to take over
> 1000 moves (500 each).  Such a game might involve an early molasses ko
> (see http://www.britgo.org/rules/molasses.html#mol) with four moves
> being played in the molasses ko for every one that progresses the rest
> of the game.
> 
> I see no reason to prevent such games.
> 

On the same page it states that for such cases in Japan 'if it appeared
in a game, it would be judged as a "no result"'. 

The way I see it there are 3 solutions:
1 play on and decide by super/meta-ko
2 draw (if EACH player has placed more then ... stones)
3 Have a third pary (judge) declare no result (and replay the game)

For humans I prefer 3, for computers 2. 

Erik