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- From: Wilfred.Hansen@cs.cmu.edu
- Newsgroups: rec.games.go
- Subject: Re: How to interpret the ko-rule?
- Message-ID: <QfDpEc_00gpmALWpJU@cs.cmu.edu>
- Date: 28 Dec 92 09:23:20 GMT
- Article-I.D.: cs.QfDpEc_00gpmALWpJU
- References: <8469@charon.cwi.nl>
- Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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- The American Go Association rules (now available for use during the
- second year of a three year trial period) are clear:
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- the ko rule does depend on whose turn it is
- a player may always pass instead of placing a stone on the board
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- The relevant rules are 6 and 7:
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- > 6) Repeated Board Position (Ko): It is illegal to play in such a way
- > as to recreate a previous board position from the game, with the same
- > player to play.
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- > 7) Passing: On his or her turn, a player may pass by handing the
- > opponent a stone, referred to as a pass stone, rather than playing
- > a stone on the board.
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- The commentary on rule 6 makes clear that a pass is acceptable instead
- of playing a stone. The "pass stone" tool for keeping the score
- straight has been discussed before; in the context of ko, it seems to
- me to make clear that there is a disadvantage to passing.
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- Fred Hansen
- Andrew Consortium, Carnegie Mellon
- (412) 268-6788 wjh+@andrew.cmu.edu
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