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24.210.197.96: Number of Stones (2015-10-07 16:44) [#10597]

How many stones is practical for a light DIY set, or as you lose pieces from a full set? The question is for 9x9; all sizes would be interesting. Territory counting.

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212.61.153.66: Re: Number of Stones (2015-10-08 10:21) [#10598]

A normal set of stones for a 19x19 board has 180 stones per colour plus a few extra for spares. These stones can fill the board except for one intersection. For a 9x9 board 40 stones per colour should suffice.

Allthough on a 9x9 board you will run in to problems with lack of stones when some go missing more quickly than on a full sized board. That's because on a regular board there will typically be around 100 empty points at the end of a game but on a 9x9 it will generally be closer to 20.

-fractic

 
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