Re: computer-go: Programming the capturing game

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

Arnie Elkins wrote:
> Has anyone written a program that will play the capturing game?  

I did some research on "the capturing game" a.k.a. "atari go" a.k.a.
"ponnuki go". I was able to solve the game up to board 5x5 (this takes a
few minutes). On larger boards my program can play, but I can easily
beat the 9x9 version. I don't have a user interface, so I can tell you
how to make the program but you have to make it user friendly.

BTW On the web I found a java applet that also tries to play this game,
It's very weak, but maybe it's what you're looking for:
http://www.babida.com/go/Goapplet.htm

Cheers,
Erik