Semantics. If white passes first she has to give one more prisoner to black than if black passes first. This changes the score by one point relative to Japanese rules, which "has the same effect" as changing the komi by a point. Of course I'm aware that the komi is not actually changed.
David > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:computer-go- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Goetze > Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 2:15 PM > To: computer-go > Subject: Re: [computer-go] Re: WMSG - Scoring > > David Fotland wrote: > > AGA rules also have the effect of changing the komi depending on which > > side makes the last pass. > > No, they don't. AGA rules are area-scoring rules and the komi is fixed. > (They also provide a method to determine the area-scoring result via > territory counting, but that's irrelevant.) WMSG rules are different. > > Regards, > Michael > > _______________________________________________ > computer-go mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/ _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list [email protected] http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
