Vlad Dumitrescu wrote: > On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 11:18, Tapani Raiko <pra...@cis.hut.fi> wrote: > >> One can also play a single game for instance with money bets based on >> the Hahn points, which makes Hahn go strategy relevant also for a single >> game. >> > > Just a thought: if the bet is "I can beat you with X points on the > board or more", then it's exactly like trying to win a normal game > with X points komi, right? > > Are there any other kind of bets? > Yes, having to pay the amount of Hahn points in money. The Hahn system originates from the Korean betting system, mentioned also in the novel First Kyu by Sung-Hwa Hong. Both players deposit the amount for the maximum loss under the go board and the money is split after the game according to the score.
See also: http://www.suomigo.net/wiki/HahnSystem Tapani -- Tapani Raiko, <tapani.ra...@tkk.fi>, +358 50 5225750 http://www.iki.fi/raiko/ _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
