On Dec 10, 2007 6:48 PM, Don Dailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In Go however, even if the fundamental game is unchanged you may be > playing illegal moves if you are not aware of the superko situation.
And you think superko is part of the fundamental game??? In my terminology *repetition*, and having some rules to prevent infinite games, is a fundamental aspect of the game. Superko is not fundamental. BTW Several authors here use the words repetition and superko as synonyms; I believe this is misleading. Superko refers to a special class of rules for dealing with repetition (to avoid infinite games). Superko rules share the property that they declare moves that create repetition illegal. (They differ only in how they define a repetition.) Superko rules always do what they are supposed to do (prevent infinite games), but sometimes they do a bit more... E. _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list [email protected] http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
