Re: [computer-go] MC and Japanese rules

2009-03-23 Thread Mark Boon
2009/3/23 Yamato yamato...@yahoo.co.jp: Sorry for responding to the old topic. Mark Boon wrote: Other than that, I'd take a different approach: - play out as usual. Instead of counting stones + eyes on the board, you count eyes + prisoners + nr-opponent's passes during playout. - don't count

Re: [computer-go] MC and Japanese rules

2009-03-23 Thread Yamato
Mark Boon wrote: Look at the attached file. This position is win for black in Japanese rules, but the only correct move is pass. If black plays anywhere other than pass, he loses. This time white's correct move is pass, otherwise he loses. Such a condition breaks winning rate values in the

Re: [computer-go] MC and Japanese rules

2009-03-22 Thread Yamato
Sorry for responding to the old topic. Mark Boon wrote: Other than that, I'd take a different approach: - play out as usual. Instead of counting stones + eyes on the board, you count eyes + prisoners + nr-opponent's passes during playout. - don't count passes outside of playout. I think this

Re: [computer-go] MC and Japanese rules

2009-02-05 Thread Mark Boon
I think as long as you don't count passes during exploration (or game- play) but only count passes during playout as points for the opponent, I don't see why you would need any adjustment. As to unsettled groups, that's what the second phase is for. Playout acts as the second phase in this

RE: [computer-go] MC and Japanese rules

2009-02-04 Thread David Fotland
This is what I do in Many Faces, and score seki Japanese style at the end. David Other than that, I'd take a different approach: - play out as usual. Instead of counting stones + eyes on the board, you count eyes + prisoners + nr-opponent's passes during playout. - don't count passes

Re: [computer-go] MC and Japanese rules

2009-02-04 Thread Rémi Coulom
David Fotland a écrit : This is what I do in Many Faces, and score seki Japanese style at the end. David Other than that, I'd take a different approach: - play out as usual. Instead of counting stones + eyes on the board, you count eyes + prisoners + nr-opponent's passes during playout. -

RE: [computer-go] MC and Japanese rules

2009-02-04 Thread David Fotland
, 2009 2:05 AM To: computer-go Subject: Re: [computer-go] MC and Japanese rules David Fotland a écrit : This is what I do in Many Faces, and score seki Japanese style at the end. David Other than that, I'd take a different approach: - play out as usual. Instead of counting stones

Re: [computer-go] MC and Japanese rules

2009-02-04 Thread Rémi Coulom
David Fotland wrote: I only pass in the playouts when the game is over. There is a possible one point adjustment depending on who passes first. So I can't see how you can avoid taking a one-point security margin with respect to komi. Who passes first in the playout is meaningless. A clever

Re: [computer-go] MC and Japanese rules

2009-02-04 Thread Markus Enzenberger
Rémi Coulom wrote: Yes. The recipe is: - play as usual with Chinese rules, - take a one-point security margin with respect to komi, - pass as soon as the opponent passes. You also have to be careful to score seki the Japanese way in the playouts. This is the most difficult part. If your

[computer-go] MC and Japanese rules

2009-02-02 Thread Mark Boon
I think I've seen people post about playing with Japanese rules in relation to MC programs. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think I saw people do some adjustment in that case. Does that mean they actually use Chinese scoring internally? Mark ___

Re: [computer-go] MC and Japanese rules

2009-02-02 Thread Rémi Coulom
Mark Boon wrote: I think I've seen people post about playing with Japanese rules in relation to MC programs. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think I saw people do some adjustment in that case. Does that mean they actually use Chinese scoring internally? Mark