flinn@seismo.UUCP (E. A. Flinn) (12/25/83)
The standard notation for go, as used in English-language books and the American Go Journal, for example, has columns designated A-T (omitting I) and rows numbered 1-19, but with the bottom row as 1 and the top as 19, just the opposite from the convention proposed recently in this newsgroup and used in Bill Kanawyer's problem message. I think that now is the time for this newsgroup to change its notation to conform to the standard.
bill@dual.UUCP (Bill Kanawyer) (12/27/83)
I stand corrected on the proper numbering sequence. (ie the number one
starts in the lower left hand corner). Anything else I missed?
Bill Kanawyer
Dual Systems, Berkeley Ca.
{ucbvax,adm70,unisoft}!dual!billjon@hp-pcd.UUCP (Jon Brewster) (01/03/84)
#R:seismo:-49200:hp-pcd:60600002:000:97 hp-pcd!jon Jan 2 15:35:00 1984 You might consider simplifying the visual effect by only using + and * for intersections. Jon B
rh@mit-eddie.UUCP (Randy Haskins) (01/04/84)
can people out there suggest some books for someone who wants to learn to play Go? I have no experience except that I can play Pente a little (so I at least know what the board looks like...). Mail your suggestions, and if there is interest, I will post a summary to the net. Thanx. -- Randwulf (Randy Haskins); Path= genrad!mit-eddie!rh
mark@umcp-cs.UUCP (01/04/84)
I agree that using lots of different symbols to make the edges,
corners, etc. look different is a lose. I don't even think the
handicap points should be marked--there just isn't enough resolution
on a screen to keep it from looking cluttered.
--
Mark Weiser
UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!mark
CSNet: mark@umcp-cs ARPA: mark@marylandtwltims@watmath.UUCP (Tracy Tims) (01/26/84)
My Go board program uses the following screen. I have used both O/X and O/@
to represent the stones. What characters for stones do people prefer?
19 -+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+- @ @
18 -+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+- @ O
17 -+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+- O
16 -+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+- @ +--+--+--+--+-
15 -+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+- @ O O @ -+--+--+-
14 -+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+- @ @ -+--+--+--+-
13 -+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-
12 -+--+--+--+--+--+--+- O -X -+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-
11 -+--+--+--+--+--+- O -+- O X -+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-
10 -+--+--+--+--+--+--+- O- X -+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-
9 -+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-
8 -+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-
7 -+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-
6 -+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-
5 -+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-
4 -+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-
3 -+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-
2 -+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-
1 -+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-
a b c d e f g h j k l m n o p q r s t
It took me weeks to work this out and I haven't seen anything I like better.
I don't like periods because they don't accurately reflect the spatial
locations of the points.
I have defined a file format for Go games (it's very forgiving and looks
similar to a standard game description.) Eventually (two, three weeks)
my Go program will be ready. It will do the following: a Go game scratch
pad, which will let you take a problem and play with it (multiple playing
paths supported) or construct a problem for others; and a networked Go board
which can operate in a variety of ways.
I agree with previous comments about networked games. Unless the
turnaround time on moves is small they are pointless. But: one can play Go
on a small board, and the game mode of the Go program (I haven't come up
with a spiffy name for it yet) could be useful for people who can exchange
more that five moves in a day. (Same machine, fast networks, etc.)
Tracy Tims {linus,allegra,decvax,utcsrgv}!watmath!twltims
The University of Waterloo, 519-885-1211 x2730