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hailthorn011 · **#21**

Marcus wrote:

I really think that the neutral stones should be a limited resource. Perhaps you might want to settle on a number of neutral stones you each get at the beginning of the game, and that's it.

For a 9x9 game, I like the idea of giving 2 neutral stones each. It's such a small board that locally a neutral stone can be devastating to the entire game. For 19x19, something like 6 neutral stones each would be a good place to start, I think. This might actually be too many neutral stones in both cases, but experimentation is required.

Good idea. Might be worth a shot. It's probably good to limit something like that. Neutral stones could be quite powerful.

Suji · **#22**

Marcus wrote:

I really think that the neutral stones should be a limited resource. Perhaps you might want to settle on a number of neutral stones you each get at the beginning of the game, and that's it.

For a 9x9 game, I like the idea of giving 2 neutral stones each. It's such a small board that locally a neutral stone can be devastating to the entire game. For 19x19, something like 6 neutral stones each would be a good place to start, I think. This might actually be too many neutral stones in both cases, but experimentation is required.

Limiting the number of neutral stones is probably a good idea, as far as the strength goes. It would limit the power of the neutral stones and make people have to think to use them.

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