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<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Joshua
Shriver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
What is the difference in Go and Mathematical Go?
http://brooklyngoclub.org/jc/rulesgo.html
Is Mathamatical Go a subset of Go as the rules look the same to me as
regular go.
The "Mathematical Rules of Go" are, like the Chinese rules, Japanese
rules, NZ rules, Tromp-Taylor rules, Ing rules, etc., a set of rules by
which a game can be played.
It is often asserted that the games defined by all these sets of rules
are rather similar, at least when played skilfully. This assertion is
false. The game defined by the "Mathematical Rules of Go" is
significantly different from the (rather similar) games defined by the
other rule sets. You will realise this if you consider the position
below:
# # # O . O entire 6x6 board
. . # O O . # to play
. . # O . O
# # # O O .
. . # # O O
. . . # O .
Using the "Mathematical Rules of Go", O can win with correct play. Under
any other rule set, # has already won, or can win with correct play.
This effect of the value of one-point eyes is much more significant than
that of the "two-stone group tax" mentioned by David.
Nick
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