Re: [spoon-discuss] Re: [Spoon-business] Stone Swapping

[Daniel Lepage <dpl33@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Friday, November 21, 2003, at 05:02 PM, Baron von Skippy wrote:

> > > -Explain to me how giving a stone to someone can hurt them, and maybe
> > > I'll back off that point. Depends on how often it would be an issue.-
> > ----+
> > . V |
> > . W | <- Edge of board
> > . V |
> >
> > You're one move away from capturing one of my pieces and getting a
> > small formation that's more difficult to capture than some. I give you
> > my piece. Now you've just got three stones on the edge of the board
> > that can be taken by pretty much anyone whenever they want, as the
> > formation's missing 4 liberties already from the edge.
>
> -Or you could move to the left of my upper piece and take it, breaking 
> up that group and leaving yourself with an eye in the corner that's 
> worth a point to you later on. Sorry, not seeing it.-

Ok, a more nefarious example:

W W W
W W W
W W W

What's better than a three-by-three block? A three-by-three block with 
a hole in it! So I give you my centerpiece - I sap one of your points 
and get a nice hard-to-hit formation.

Actually, I don't really like being able to do that... maybe swapping 
is better. But I'd still like to be able to do it to an unwilling 
playing.

> > > > If my idea goes through in its current form, a stone 'swap' system
> > > > would be redundant, as what you've described is just a special case 
> > > > of
> > > > my rule, where both players invoke the donation rules during the 
> > > > same
> > > > CP.
> > > -Not if you can only give to allies, but can trade with anyone.-
> >
> > Right. But as my prop rests right now, you can give stones to anyone,
> > and I like that.
>
> -*shrug* Fair enough. That reminds me, does anyone have any thoughts 
> on Legislosity, in either direction? I know it got through because it 
> got recognized, but no one has told me how it sucks yet, and that's 
> not normal.-

Looks like fun. Go for it.

> > > > Hmmm... perhaps if there were some way to force another player to 
> > > > swap
> > > > with you?
> > > -Force NotBolognaAgainWhatHaveYouGot?-
> >
> > Y'know, I miss the Force. I wonder if there'd be some way to bring it
> > back...
> -It never left. It's still with us. In fact, I'd go so far as to say 
> that the Force will be with us always. And now I'll shut up.-

Good :P
--
Wonko

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