Handicap seems to be an integral part of the game of GO, however I won't be implementing it right away. Perhaps at a later time I will add it.
When and if the time comes I will solicit suggestions, as this server is primarily for the use of developers. - Don On Thu, 2006-12-14 at 19:05 +0000, Jacques Basaldúa wrote: > I would like to take part in the 19x19 competition. > I also prefer kyu rating to Elo, but I got the impression that > you were relating kyu rating with handicap games (that is > usually done by human players). > > I think handicap is a bad idea for computers. Handicap > requires human intelligence to understand how the playing > style must be changed. It completely ruins fuseki databases > and may also make josekis that are good under equal play > too slow. Of course, if you pretend to ruin fuseki database > programs, its a good idea. But I think dan/pro level fuseki > is not only legitimate, but probably the best possible fuseki > and it can be played in ultrablitz which preserves computing > time for later moves. The only drawback is 10 Mb of > disk space. Any silly welcome video is heavier than that. > > I suggest, if handicap is implemented, it should be optional. > > Jacques. > _______________________________________________ > computer-go mailing list > computer-go@computer-go.org > http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/ _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
