Re: computer-go: Most simple Go rules

[Robert Jasiek <jasiek@xxxxxxxx>]

David Fotland wrote:
> I think most people just play with the simplest ko rule:  you can't
> immediately recapture. 

There is a difference between some ko rule and a complete
(set of) ko rule(s) :)

> I don't think it is really all that important except to 
> rule theorists like Robert.

It is important for beginners, too. I have seen beginners
stopping to play because the rules were too complex or
illogical.
It is important for normal players, too. Usually when I
see some using Japanese rules, a dead ko at the game end,
and a discussion about it, then they wish they would really
know the rules.
It is important for tournament organizers and referees, too,
who have to worry about judging fairly.

OC, you might be right that it is a little more important for
a theorist than for someone else:)

> Have you ever tried to explain the various forms of superko to a player?

See rec.games.go archives. However, what is the point of your
question? Normally a player is only interested in the one and
only one superko rule he uses.

> I think
> most players just play simple ko and don't worry about anything more complex :)

More or less you might be right here. Thus why should there exist
anything more complex like a pass-for-ko-rule?

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robert jasiek