Re: [spoon-discuss] Re: [Spoon-business] Go

[SkArcher <SkArcher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri,  7 Nov 2003 11:52:45 -0600, Baron von Skippy <bvs@xxxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:

> > however, this does not apply to Wonko's move because
> >
> > "If, as a result of a stone being placed, there exists more than one
> > Dragon with no liberties, then the player making the capturing move
> > chooses in what order they are captured. If a capture creates Liberties
> > for a Dragon that had none, then the Dragon with the newly-found 
> > Liberties
> > is not captured." r1639 section D paragraph 9
> >
> > (meaning that the baron can move here because he gets to chose which
> > dragon gets captured first - his own or glotmorfs. Since capturing
> > glotmorfs dragon creates a liberty for em eir dragon is not captured
> > thereafter, which allows this to be a valid move)
> -*grins* Good analysis, but one point: If I'd played at F3, it would 
> have cemented the security of the dragon which then would have spanned 
> much of the bottom of the board. (In other words, Wonko's not "The 
> Baron.")-
>
> [[BvS]]

Bleh, indeed. You get the idea tho, just because the space is totally 
surrounded doesn't necessarily prevent a move being made *if* any of those 
surrounding your last move can be themselves surrounded - he who moves 
last has the advantage.

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