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From: twltims@watmath.UUCP (Tracy Tims)
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Subject: Re:  Notation convention
Message-ID: <6715@watmath.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 26-Jan-84 00:19:02 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 26 00:19:02 1984
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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
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