Cubic Seki

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The topology of a cubic seki resembles that of a cube. Pressed flat, that's

  X -------- O
  | \      / |
  |  O -- X  |
  |  |    |  |
  |  X -- O  |
  | /      \ |
  O -------- X

Eight corners - the groups - connected by twelve edges - their shared liberties.


Smallest ?

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Here's one not depending on edges:

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Nicest ?

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Or rather this one?

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Generator

To increase the number of shared liberties, take the one below (made of the one above) and duplicate its two rows and two columns framing its 2x2 center:

[Diagram]

i = 0



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i = 1



[Diagram]

i = 2



etc., giving


Terminality

Robert Pauli: I guess nobody can gain anything if he starts - under territory scoring, of course (and under area scoring the gain might be equal). At i = 0 and i = 1 it's even disadvantageous. From i = 2 on, without having a proof, I feel that if both go after the weakest opposing group without touching the second to last liberty between them, nobody will be captured. True?


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