Re: [Computer-go] Tromp Taylor rules http://senseis.xmp.net/?LogicalRules

2015-03-11 Thread Ben Shoemaker
For the purposes of scoring, the edges are ignored (Which means, if an empty point is on the edge of the board, it does not change the ownership of the point).  If an empty point is adjacent to only white stones, it belongs to white.  If an empty point is adjacent to only black stones, it

Re: [computer-go] Fuego parameter question

2009-12-05 Thread Ben Shoemaker
Has anyone tried running Fuego on linux via VM on Windows? Is it faster than cygwin-Fuego on Windows? (I don't know how much VM performance varies but http://www.virtualbox.org/ is freely available for testing.) With a newer version of Windows and a multi-core machine it might not a bad

[computer-go] Go Programming Language

2009-11-10 Thread Ben Shoemaker
Has anyone tried programming Go in the Go Programming Language? http://golang.org/ ___ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/

Re: [computer-go] CGOS 19x19 anchor

2009-06-23 Thread Ben Shoemaker
Don, One possibility would be to have two open-source anchors (fuego and gnugo?) and ensure that a full-strength version would never be paired with it's own limited-strength anchor version. Ben. From: Don Dailey dailey@gmail.com To: computer-go

Re: [computer-go] Older archives?

2009-05-04 Thread Ben Shoemaker
Here's a link to the archives of the computer go mailing list from 1993 - 2003 all in one file: (available in zip, 7-zip and uncompressed) http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=5e8b5601844d16558d78a0e5552916099b61fa34587d11e9c95965eaa7bc68bc Ben Shoemaker. - Original Message From

Re: [computer-go] Older archives?

2009-05-04 Thread Ben Shoemaker
* MailArchive04052003.7z http://www.filefactory.com/file/agf0dhe/n/MailArchive04052003_7z - Original Message From: Ben Shoemaker plan...@rocketmail.com To: computer-go computer-go@computer-go.org Sent: Monday, May 4, 2009 9:25:46 AM Subject: Re: [computer-go] Older archives? Here's a link

Re: [computer-go] Digital Mars

2009-04-22 Thread Ben Shoemaker
Success! I was able to build on WinXP using Scons and minGW (with gcc4.3.3). Here's what (finally) worked for me: 1. Install Python 2.6.2 http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.6.2/python-2.6.2.msi 2. Install minGW (using TDM's installer on empty minGW directory)

Re: [computer-go] a program to enforce a game between two computer ?

2009-01-11 Thread Ben Shoemaker
this helps. Ben Shoemaker. From: Ernest Galbrun ernest.galb...@gmail.com To: computer-go@computer-go.org Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 3:02:35 PM Subject: [computer-go] a program to enforce a game between two computer ? Hello everyone, I am trying to do some

Re: [computer-go] Re: OT: Teaching Go (was Re: Disputes under Japanese rules)

2008-09-18 Thread Ben Shoemaker
- Original Message From: Peter Drake [EMAIL PROTECTED] I really can't see in here what we do if I say my stones are alive and you say they're dead, I request resuming the game, you pass (because you don't want to fill in your own territory), and then I pass. The game has

Re: [computer-go] CGOS server boardsize

2008-08-01 Thread Ben Shoemaker
Don, One possible option would be to have fixed size servers for 9x9 and 19x19--and make the third a variable sized server with each bot stating which sizes it is willing to play leaving it up to the scheduler to set the parameters for each game. That way, no bot would play any sizes it

Re: [computer-go] Computer Go Forum

2008-05-03 Thread Ben Shoemaker
Another place to search the archives: http://groups.google.com/group/computer-go-archive - Original Message From: Stuart A. Yeates [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: computer-go computer-go@computer-go.org Sent: Saturday, May 3, 2008 2:49:06 AM Subject: Re: [computer-go] Computer Go Forum There is

Re: [computer-go] chess/go for handhelds

2008-02-07 Thread Ben Shoemaker
Ian wrote: I'm surprised that the big names in Go programming a decade ago haven't ported their programs to the small handheld platforms. I only know of AI Go for the Nintendo DS (Many Faces). In the chess arena, Richard Lang ported his last

Re: [computer-go] chess/go for handhelds

2008-02-07 Thread Ben Shoemaker
First of all, I apologize for the one word per line-quoting in my previous message. It apparently has to do with plain/text, Yahoo Mail Beta, and firefox not playing well together. (I have switched back to Yahoo Mail Classic as a work around.) --- Don Dailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In

Re: [computer-go] super-ko

2007-11-01 Thread Ben Shoemaker
http://senseis.xmp.net/?Superko - Original Message From: Joshua Shriver [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: computer-go computer-go@computer-go.org Sent: Thursday, November 1, 2007 3:08:15 PM Subject: Re: [computer-go] super-ko What is a super-ko? -Josh On 11/1/07, Don Dailey [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [computer-go] Ruby GTP shell

2007-10-26 Thread Ben Shoemaker
Chris, Thanks for sharing your code. I've been experimenting with go in Python and Ruby. I'm just learning both languages, but eventually, I hope to have well-designed, easily modified, GTP-talking, random players to share with everyone. I may include other languages after that, but the

Re: [computer-go] Some CGOS changes and updated pages

2007-07-17 Thread Ben Shoemaker
- Original Message From: Don Dailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] cgos-gameinfo 23911 FatMan 1800 ggmc-x86-1.3Q 2008 I think Jason's question is a good one. Is the first player always black or always self? If neither, then color for at least one player should be explicitly specified. (As

Re: [computer-go] Useless moves in the endgame

2007-01-09 Thread Ben Shoemaker
aggression. I wonder if this struggle between wins and territory are in fact a feature of balanced play? It appears that a stronger player results from focusing on winning and not maximizing territory. I find this a very interesting line of research. Ben Shoemaker

Re: [computer-go] 19x19 CGOS?

2006-12-12 Thread Ben Shoemaker
is working on. I think most programs are tuned to one size, either 9x9 or 19x19, but 13x13 provides an interesting intersection of different game playing strategies. Ben Shoemaker. - Original Message From: Chris Fant [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: computer-go computer-go@computer-go.org Sent