Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site watmath.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!watmath!twltims From: twltims@watmath.UUCP (Tracy Tims) Newsgroups: net.games.go Subject: Re: Notation convention Message-ID: <6715@watmath.UUCP> Date: Thu, 26-Jan-84 00:19:02 EST Article-I.D.: watmath.6715 Posted: Thu Jan 26 00:19:02 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 2-Feb-84 04:46:11 EST References: <4845@umcp-cs.UUCP> Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 43 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 The University of Waterloo, 519-885-1211 x2730