This is meant to be a Wu Ren Go game as described on that page. Please put your rank and name by the color you want to play. Given the fluid nature of SL, I think rather than have a fixed captain and set of 4, if you are on the lower end of strength for your team, please suggest a move each time, and if you're higher, wait and choose from others' suggestions. Since this hasn't been done before (to my knowledge) we may change it up some as we go.
ThorAvaTahr: I suggest to make proposals with lowercase letters and set a maximum of four suggestions after which a captain must move. (the captain should also remove the suggestions so that the ohter team can start suggestions with lower case letters) IMO a captain can move earlier if he likes the first suggestion (improves speed when a move is forced). I suggest to put the captain bar at first dan.
ThorAvaTahr: Suppose the captain would want to play a 5-3 point and only three suggestions turn up, of which none is a 5-3 point. How long can a captain wait until he has to move? What is the desired behavior in such case? If we want this game to succeed I think it is necessary to make rules that emphasize speed, because by nature this game tends to be much slower than a normal ongoing game
MrTenuki: One possibility is to open two new subpages, "Black team's discussion" and "White Team's discussion," and allow players to "read ahead" in their suggestions. For example, Suppose that it's Black's turn to play
next. The Black team could list out their candidates for
given what they think how
would be played. This should speed up the game. (Of course, they're free to change their mind if
turns out NOT to match any of their predictions.) Obviously, this has to based on the honor system, as anyone can read the two pages.
ThorAvaTahr: It is an interesting idea and can help to speed up long force sequences (like a ladder :) )
kb: I second this - I have moved discussion to /Black and /White. Now you can discuss your proposed moves as much as you like. Honor system!
Tapir: I propose we should balance the teams as far as possible, and to save the proposals as coordinates (like alternative proposals: J11, N10, P3).
fractic: How about a separate page for move proposals?
Well I put my suggestion as a coordinate underneath, but if some other way seems better, I can move it :) The nice thing about a seperate page is it allows for longer form discussion about why certain suggestions are good or bad. But It also means flipping back & forth between pages or duplicating the board diagram.
ThorAvaTahr: We need more people! :)
jvloenen: I like to join a team. As my rank equals the captain bar, the rules state I should be (another) captain. With the current player list, and the captains/soldiers balance this doesn't make much sense to me. Any problem if I make suggestions too?
tapir: I guess it's not a problem at all (either way). Besides - there are no assigned captains yet. Just the player deciding on the moves should be some minimum level and stronger than those who made the proposal usually. Always waiting for a single player - who may be on holiday or so - won't work in a wiki anyway.
I am afraid herman is very busy with some organizing duties for the EGC2009 right now. It is possible he will not be able to move very often. Perhaps you should take on the captain duty for now. Or maybe Kb or I should switch teams.