In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Peter
Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
From the American Go Association e-journal:
THIS JUST IN: BRITS ADOPT U.S. RULES: The British Go Association
officially adopted AGA rules of go at last weekend's British Go
Congress at Hastings, reports BGA President Ron Bell, who was re-
elected for another term. "AGA rules have two major benefits," Bell
tells the E-Journal, "First, they neatly allow either the Japanese or
Chinese styles of counting the score to be used. Second, the use of
pass stones allows any disagreement between the players to be resolved
by simply resuming play. Since the BGA Council adopted AGA rules last
October, they've been used successfully in about half a dozen
tournaments. We do have some members who wanted to keep the previous
Japanese rule set - but the motion at the AGM to approve the change
was passed with no opposition."
I'm not saying we should adjust our programs just yet, but we may be
getting closer to an international standard. Of course, it's irrelevant
until Japan, China, and Korea get on board.
You can find the rules in question here:
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~wjh/go/rules/AGA.html
"Adjust our programs"? I hope not.
AGA rules are, essentially, Chinese (area) rules, with a bodge (pass
stones) to allow the counting to be done in the Japanese way. If there
is one thing computers can do right, it is to count a game once the dame
have been filled and the statuses of the groups agreed. They don't need
a bodge to help them with the counting.
Nick
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