Group scoring is deciding the outcome of a game based on the amount of living groups each person has. It requires a completly different kind of thinking from what's mostly encourged. If method of play under this scoring were to be applied under other rules[2] it might lead to catastrophic results[1]...
Ehm... In the making..?
Although still not being used in any official event alot of players such as The Captain seem to be using it in an independed fashion. And their popularity on certain servers is spreading it among the masses.
It's in your hands!
5x5 basic jigo
This example shows a basic count - each side has 1 living group therefore it's a jigo.
[1]None what-so-ever!
However some annoying people thing that W winning here (4-1) is... - Yeah, go figure...
Bildstein: But look, take away a few plays by Black, and it's jigo...
Robert Pauli: Disagree, wouldn't call this one white group.
(Sebastian:) Is suicide allowed by these rules? (Hint: Play On The Point Of Assymmetry.)
Robert Pauli: Disagree, it's already one white group.
I marked what I assume Sebastian ment... Indeed a good point by preforming suicide B takes away 3 points from W (4-1 become 1-0). However it's only the scoring method defined by the rule set and wherether or not suicide is allowed should be also decided by the rule set in use... At least in theory! I wonder if allowing suicide makes any sense here... I think it requires further discussion... :) Reuven
[2]Info about more widely spread methods of scoring can be found at scoring.
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