[Kde-games-devel] kigo

[Tadeusz Andrzej Kadłubowski]

On Oct 22, 2009, at 8:04 PM, Sascha Peilicke wrote:

>> If you choose a small board (say, 9x9) and 9 stones of handicap,
>> you'll very likely to win even against the highest difficulty setting
>> of GNU go engine. In such tight space 9 stones for free make a huge
>> difference.
> This could be made the initial setup. More advanced players will  
> change config
> anyway...

Well, the default settings for go have been defined for centuries.  
19x19, no handicap. Any other default would confuse and/or anger  
anybody who knows how to play go.

What kigo should offer is a dialog to change difficulty settings,  
possibly with a set of presets. 19x19, no handicap, default GNU go  
engine difficulty should be called normal. 9x9, 9 handicap, lowest  
GNU go engine difficulty can be called very easy.

Such a dialog could also be used to configure komi value, byo yomi  
time, etc.

Best regards,
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tadeusz andrzej kadłubowski