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Japanese Rules
   

Japanese rules are defined by the Nihon Kiin:

Japanese rules:



Special Rulings

Because the Japanese rules make use of Territory Scoring, which penalizes plays in your own territory, special rulings have been devised so that a group can be pronounced dead without having to make further plays.

See Bent Four In The Corner for one example.

See also: QuestionAboutJapaneseScoring


BillSpight: The 1949 Japanese rules were widely criticized for its special rulings, which seemed to have an ad hoc character. The 1989 rules were an improvement in the sense that such cases are now decided by method. The drawback is that the method is not easy to understand, and still produces some unexpected and peculiar results.



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