Re: computer-go: Computer Go Tournament Program

[Don Dailey <drd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

   Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2001 08:26:29 +0200
   From: Robert Jasiek <jasiek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

   John Tromp wrote:
   >   . The game is over after 2 consecutive passes with identical proposed
   >     score (in which case that is the final score)
   >     OR after 4 consecutive passes (in which case the board is scored as-is)

   Don Dailey wrote:
   > the  original  extension proposed  by
   > Tromp/Taylor rules,  4 consecutive  passes  and it's over  with strict
   > scoring.

   It must be specified which passes count towards 4 successive ones.
   Does an agreement phase discontinue succession? Do passes of
   different types count in succession?

   --
   robert jasiek



I'm   asking a lot  of  questions because I   intend to implement this
protocol and would like to get some  kind of general consensous before
I proceed.

Here is  what I think we have  so far with  some clarifications, and a
little protocol of my  own (which does't really  change this  from the
Tromp/Taylor agreement extension) :

  
 .  You can optionally give a score with a pass move.

 .  Game is over on 2 consecutive passes if neither gives a
    score or both sides give scores that are in agreement.

 .  Game is over on 4 consecutive passes regardless of what scores
    are given.


This seems pretty simple and workable.  Do you agree?

Don