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Re: computer-go: Most simple Go rules



> >Heikki Levanto wrote:
> >> You may not immediately recapture a single stone.
> >This is a terrible wording...
> I managed to understand it immediately.  This is not something that I
> can always do with Robert's explanations ...

This is where must come to Robert's rescue.. I agree that it's a terrible 
wording. Some of you may have played Go for a long time and forgot what it 
was like as a beginner.
......
.xxo..
xoo.o.

Suppose black captures two stones. According to the wording above, white 
can't recapture. I needed some extra explanation here as a beginner (there is 
no repetition if you recapture so its ok).

Then again, i think the importance of this is overestimated greatly. We are 
talking about a timeframe of 5 minutes here. And another 5 minutes for the 
"complicated extra rules in the Japanese rule system".

Christian