On Thu, 2007-04-05 at 09:17 -0400, Don Dailey wrote: > How does Japanese make any difference?
Because the vast majority of games use Japanese rules on KGS, I think many players do not notice if they are playing Chinese rules. If they then find out that dame is worth 1 point, they may feel cheated if the opponent plays dame while they pass. I always play by Chinese rules on KGS and I can verify that many players aren't aware that they are playing by Chinese rules, because in my games they often pass when they could be playing dame (and I doubt they counted odd vs even). In that case I pass too; I wouldn't want to take a bunch of points while they kept on passing. Some players who play by Chinese rules will take these points, and so people have become somewhat aware of this issue. I've seen this discussed as a kind of cheating, so perhaps people are thinking of this when they lose by half a point? There is another reason for the negative reaction with regard to monte carlo endgame play -- it is completely unhuman and unaesthetical. It is natural to make safer plays when ahead, but the monte carlo plays are *so* ultra-safe as to look ugly. They are plays no human except an absolute beginner might make. So I think the reaction by humans is to be expected. Obviously playing strength is the most important thing, though if play could appear more reasonable without impacting strength and without too much effort then that would be best. -Jeff _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
