I was speaking of how people count, not computers. Chinese players count by taking all the stones off the board and putting them in piles of ten.
I've done (and seen) point by point counting on a real board, and it is really hard to get a correct result. You have to count at least twice to verify, and usually 3 or 4 times to get two counts that are the same. So no one does it this way. Clearly Chinese counting is easier for computers, but Japanese counting seems easier to most people. David > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:computer-go- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Jasiek > Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 9:56 AM > To: computer-go > Subject: Re: [computer-go] Re: Disputes under Japanese rules > > David Fotland wrote: > > Japanese rules' [...] the actual counting [...] The position is > preserved > > Japanese counting destroys the position by > - removal of dead stones > - filling in of (most) prisoners > - rearrangements of stones > - rearrangements of borders > - border stone colour changes > > After the removal of dead stones, these counting methods do NOT destroy > the position: > - point by point counting > - point by point half counting > - some algorithmic virtual counting like flood-filling > > -- > robert jasiek > _______________________________________________ > 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/
