>> >> When White is the first player to pass than komi is changed >> >> from 6.5 to 7.5 .
On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 11:02 PM, David Fotland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It should make almost no difference, since on odd sized boards with area > counting the game result will be the same unless there is a seki with an odd > number of shared liberties. This kind of seki is rare. I'd guess less than > one in a hundred games ends with such a seki on the board. AGA rules also > have the effect of changing the komi depending on which side makes the last > pass. Is that right? Area scoring & no neutral intersections & odd board surface -> odd komi for jigo (typically 5, 7 or 9). So, what you're saying applies for 5.5 against 6.5, or 7.5 against 8.5. 6.5 versus 7.5 should frequently make a difference. It seems this rule makes the game slightly more challenging by increasing the granularity in frequent scores to the level normally observed only under territory scoring. Erik _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list [email protected] http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
