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rules

  • tromp-taylor rules

  • in practice

    • after 2 consecutive passes, players agree on which groups are dead/captured

    • if no agreement, play continues

    • then game is scored

  • computer implementations often based on TT rules

    • situational superko

    • no suicide

    • algorithm to recognize dead/captured groups at end of game

    • TT scoring

    • result is close to Chinese rules

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