Which is unable to make two eyes, and is cut offĪnd surrounded by live enemy strings, is called aĭead string since it is hopeless and unable to avoid Is permanently safe from capture and is referred These two separate spaces within the group areĪny string or group of stones which has two or more eyes Self-capture, there is no way that White can carry out theĬapture. String here could only be captured if White were able to Since White's plays capture some stones, they do notĪ different situation is shown in Diagram 10. These plays result in the capture of the adjacent black stones. In Diagram 9, White was able to play at i and j because Removed from the board as White's prisoners. I and j become legal they fill the last black liberty inĮach case, and result in the black stones being captured and Have been filled, as shown in Diagram 9, then the plays at Of these plays would be self-capture the stones would In Diagram 8, White may not play at i or j, since either
Have no liberties or form part of a stringĭiagrams 8 and 9 illustrate the rule governing self-capture. Play a stone into a position where it would The remaining black stone could be captured at h.Īs with the capture of a single stone, the points formerly occupiedīy the black string have become white territory, and vice versa. In Diagram 7 we see the position which would result ifīlack captured at e and White captured at f and at The two stones at the top left of Diagram 6Ĭan each be captured independently at g or h. The top right is not yet captured because of the internal In Diagram 6 the strings of Diagram 5 have both been As with isolated stones,Ī string is captured when all of its liberties are occupied by Diagram 6Īs far as capturing is concerned, a string Several strings close together, which belong to the same player, are often described as a group. Left of Diagram 5 are two separate strings, not a single one. Thus,įor example, the two marked black stones in the top Horizontally or vertically adjacent are solidly connected ĭiagonals do not count as connections. Important to remember that only stones which are Strings of stones are shown in Diagram 5. Stones occupying adjacent points constitute a solidlyĬonnected string. Other two white stones, should Black play at c or d in Diagram 4. Black has taken the captured stone from the board, and in a real Stones is said to be in atari, meaning they are about to be captured.ĭiagram 4 shows the position which would arise if Black went on to play atī in Diagram 3. Left and therefore subject to capture on Black's next turn. Three liberties, and a stone in the corner has only two liberties.ĭiagram 3 shows the same three stones of Diagram 2 each with only one liberty Stones which are on the edge of the board have fewer liberties Of stones is captured when all of its libertiesĭiagram 2 shows three isolated white stones with their liberties marked byĬrosses. An isolated stone or solidly connected string The empty points which are horizontally and verticallyĪdjacent to a stone, or a solidly connected string of stones, are
White's territory is 17 points, so White wins the game by one point. Adding this prisoner, Black has a total of Occupied by the white stone Black has captured. Black's territory includes the point a formerly Which Black captured one white stone at a.īlack has surrounded 15 points of territory, 10 in the lower right corner and 5
BOARD GAMES RULES CHINESE CHECKERS PLUS
Player with the larger total of territory plus prisoners is the winner.ĭiagram 1 shows the position at the end of a game on a 9 by 9 board, during Their own territory, and one point for every stone they have captured. They may be captured, in which case they are removed from the board, and kept byĪt the end of the game, the players count one point for each vacant point inside The lines rather than in the squares and once played stones are not moved. Note that stones are placed on the intersections of
Players take turns, placing one of their stones on a vacant point at each It is also possible to capture your opponent's The main object of the game is to use your stones to form territories by surrounding Unlimited supply of pieces (called stones), one taking the black stones, the other taking white. These images show boards at different sizes - the dots are the handicap points (see below)Ī game of Go starts with an empty board. The following examples all use a 9 by 9 board.īasics on a 9 by 9 board, moving up to a 13 by 13 board after a few games and only playing on a 19 by 19 board if you can playĪ complete game within 15 minutes and are comfortable with some of the strategic concepts. A quick game can be played on aġ3 by 13 board without losing the essential character of the Although the normal size of a Go board is 19 by 19 lines, it
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