Arcana Living shapes

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This page lists mysterious or strange Living shapes


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An unlikely quartet

I don't think you'd ever see this shape in a game, but it's interesting in that there are four co-dependent groups.

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Three odd fellows

Here's a group of three units.

And the list goes on and on...

-- FCS


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The volkswagen and its driver

KarlKnechtel: Since I mentioned it, here's the (highly illogical) way to make seki inside the bulky five.


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Living shape with eye in each corner

Ellbur - This is another living shape you would never see in a real game.

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kevinwm: Here's another unusual living shape. The white stones do not need any other plays to live.

jpduke?: Quite apart from the joined half eyes which you were presumably attempting to say form a `snake eating its own tail', the top left star point is a safe eye in itself, and as such your construction has far too many eyes to be 'interesting', in my opinion.

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Living shape from opposite corners

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Seen against computer (similar to above)


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