I don't really need the one on tengen. The ones on 2-2 points are because MoGo create living groups at the corners, so I added them. I cannot defend against the 2-1 move which leads to a live territory at the side or corner.

24 Stones in the 4th line for influence, 8 stones in the 8th line for central territory in addition to influence. An influence that covers the whole board will not let territory form.

Wouldn't a 3-3 invasion be successful in living? ~srn347

The 3-3 invasion fails with the addition of the 2-2 points. That's because MoGo is not strong enough to successfully do a 3-3 invasion under my arrangement of stones. My stone arrangement takes away all strategy from the game.

This handicap arrangement is a project I use to see the effective stones require to prevent white from forming any live stones. It shows that this 37 stones is about close to the goal.

What Happens When We Combine Area and Territory Scoring

Scoring: Just the sum of both scoring system

• Territory outside seki = 2 points
• Territory inside seki = 1 point
• Live Stone = 1 point
• Prisoner = 1 point
• Shared seki = 0 point
• Komi = 13.5 points

Dame = 1 point because you gain 1 live stone. Play in your territory is -1 point.

Since we added the scores of two scoring system, the difference of score is double, so komi needs also be the sum of both system. Komi = 6 + 7 = 13 in this combine scoring.

PlatinumDragon's Rule

Just made up on April 6, 2009.

Scoring

• Territory outside seki = 2 points
• Territory inside seki = 1 point
• Live Stone = 1 point
• Prisoner = 1 point
• Shared seki = 0 point
• (Jigo) Komi = 14 points
• Handicap = 1 point increments, not using stones.
• Scoring Reform:
  • Komi is removed, and replaced with:
    • Black's raw score must exceed White by at least 29 to win.
    • White's raw score much exceed Black by at least 1 to win.
    • There is a 30 point range for draw, or 1 stone in strength.
      • You have to clearly perform at least 1 stone in miai value or 1/2 stone in deiri value stronger to be consider a win.
        • To clarify, you have to perform 1/2 stone stronger (28.3% chance of win for either player, 43.4% draw)
          • The deiri value is use to measure the ranks.
      • Even if the game is a draw, it still shows the difference in strength in 1 point (1/2 moku) increments.
    • Handicap adjust the range of draws for 50/50 chance.

Rules:

• Situational Superko
• Rotational Situational Superko
• Reflectional Situational Superko
• Suicide Legal
• Single Stone Suicide = Only method of Passing
• "Passing" does not violate situational superko, nor does it lifr the bans.
• Two (or three) consecutive passes reach Game Pause, white must past last.
  • players may count scores
  • or solve dispute by continue playing.
• Game ends when there are no more legal moves except passing (with White taking last move).

Advantage

• Higher degree of ranking
• Handicap precision down to 1/15 (miai) or 1/30 (deiri) of a stone.

Disadvantage

• Longer scoring period.

Because of the situational superko rules, "stones in atari" may be live stones and cannot be capture.

Coordinate system?

• Top is North. (White sits on this side) (In Black's Perspective)
• Bottom is South. (Black sits on this side) (In Black's Perspective)
• Left is West. (In Black's Perspective)
• Right is East. (In Black's Perspective)
• Lines are numbers with direction and number.
• The numbers are from 1 to X/2-1 where X is the board length.
• The last number (X/2) is not lable with a direction because it is between both North and South, or East and West.
• N4E4 is the first starpoint (hoshi).
• S4W4 is the second starpoint (hoshi).
• 1010 is tengen.
• Advantage
  • All coordinate has exactly 4 characters on 19x19 or smaller.
  • You only need to remember 1 to 10.
  • To say a general point, you can drop the direction symbol, and add a dash
    • 4-4 point for corner hoshi.
    • simple conversion isn't it?
• Disadvantage
  • You have to remember the direction if your not on the axis.
• Note: I only count odd square boards.