Yes, you can connect using two stones, as long as neither extends from both groups. Or more general, connect using more than one stone as long as none of them extends from more than one original group.
$$Bcm46 :white: 92 | :black: 113
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$$ | . O O X X . X X O . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | O . O X X X . X O . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | O O O O X X X X O O . O O O . . . . . |
$$ | O O O X . . X . X O O O X O O O O . . |
$$ | X X X X . . X X X X X X X . . . O . . |
$$ | X . . X X X . . X X . X . X X X O . . |
$$ | X X X O 1 X X X 2 X X . . . . X O O . |
$$ | O O O O O O O O O O O X . . . X 2 O O |
$$ | . . . . . . . O . O . X . . . X X X X |
$$ | . . . , . . O X X X X X X X X X X X X |
$$ | . . . . O O O 1 . . . . . X X X X X X |
$$ | . . . . O X X . X X X . . X X X X O O |
$$ | . . . O O X . 1 X X . X X O X X X O . |
$$ | . . . O . X X . . X X . X O 3 X X O . |
$$ | . . . O . . X . X O X X X O O X O O . |
$$ | . . . O . 3 X X X O O O O O . O . O . |
$$ | . . . O O O X O O O . . . . O O O O . |
$$ | . . . 2 1 X X O . . . . O O O . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . 2 O . . . . . . . . . . . |
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[go]$$Bcm46 :white: 92 | :black: 113
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$$ | . O O X X . X X O . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | O . O X X X . X O . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | O O O O X X X X O O . O O O . . . . . |
$$ | O O O X . . X . X O O O X O O O O . . |
$$ | X X X X . . X X X X X X X . . . O . . |
$$ | X . . X X X . . X X . X . X X X O . . |
$$ | X X X O 1 X X X 2 X X . . . . X O O . |
$$ | O O O O O O O O O O O X . . . X 2 O O |
$$ | . . . . . . . O . O . X . . . X X X X |
$$ | . . . , . . O X X X X X X X X X X X X |
$$ | . . . . O O O 1 . . . . . X X X X X X |
$$ | . . . . O X X . X X X . . X X X X O O |
$$ | . . . O O X . 1 X X . X X O X X X O . |
$$ | . . . O . X X . . X X . X O 3 X X O . |
$$ | . . . O . . X . X O X X X O O X O O . |
$$ | . . . O . 3 X X X O O O O O . O . O . |
$$ | . . . O O O X O O O . . . . O O O O . |
$$ | . . . 2 1 X X O . . . . O O O . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . 2 O . . . . . . . . . . . |
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$$Bcm46 :white: 96 | :black: 113
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$$ | . O O X X . X X O . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | O . O X X X . X O . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | O O O O X X X X O O . O O O . . . . . |
$$ | O O O X . . X . X O O O X O O O O . . |
$$ | X X X X . . X X X X X X X . . 4 O . . |
$$ | X . . X X X . . X X . X . X X X O . . |
$$ | X X X O 1 X X X 2 X X . . . . X O O . |
$$ | O O O O O O O O O O O X . . . X 2 O O |
$$ | . . . . . . . O 4 O . X . . . X X X X |
$$ | . . . , . . O X X X X X X X X X X X X |
$$ | . . . . O O O 1 . . . . . X X X X X X |
$$ | . . . . O X X . X X X . . X X X X O O |
$$ | . . . O O X . 1 X X . X X O X X X O . |
$$ | . . . O . X X . . X X . X O 3 X X O . |
$$ | . . . O 4 . X . X O X X X O O X O O . |
$$ | . . . O . 3 X X X O O O O O . O . O . |
$$ | . . . O O O X O O O . . . . O O O O . |
$$ | . . . 2 1 X X O . . . . O O O . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . 4 2 O . . . . . . . . . . . |
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[go]$$Bcm46 :white: 96 | :black: 113
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . O O X X . X X O . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | O . O X X X . X O . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | O O O O X X X X O O . O O O . . . . . |
$$ | O O O X . . X . X O O O X O O O O . . |
$$ | X X X X . . X X X X X X X . . 4 O . . |
$$ | X . . X X X . . X X . X . X X X O . . |
$$ | X X X O 1 X X X 2 X X . . . . X O O . |
$$ | O O O O O O O O O O O X . . . X 2 O O |
$$ | . . . . . . . O 4 O . X . . . X X X X |
$$ | . . . , . . O X X X X X X X X X X X X |
$$ | . . . . O O O 1 . . . . . X X X X X X |
$$ | . . . . O X X . X X X . . X X X X O O |
$$ | . . . O O X . 1 X X . X X O X X X O . |
$$ | . . . O . X X . . X X . X O 3 X X O . |
$$ | . . . O 4 . X . X O X X X O O X O O . |
$$ | . . . O . 3 X X X O O O O O . O . O . |
$$ | . . . O O O X O O O . . . . O O O O . |
$$ | . . . 2 1 X X O . . . . O O O . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . 4 2 O . . . . . . . . . . . |
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$$Bcm50 :white: 96 | :black: 115
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$$ | . O O X X . X X O . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | O . O X X X . X O . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | O O O O X X X X O O . O O O . . . . . |
$$ | O O O X . . X . X O O O X O O O O . . |
$$ | X X X X . . X X X X X X X . 1 O O . . |
$$ | X . . X X X . . X X . X . X X X O . . |
$$ | X X X O X X X X O X X . . . . X O O . |
$$ | O O O O O O O O O O O X . . . X O O O |
$$ | . . . . . . . O O O . X . . . X X X X |
$$ | . . . , . . O X X X X X X X X X X X X |
$$ | . . . . O O O X . . . . . X X X X X X |
$$ | . . . . O X X . X X X . . X X X X O O |
$$ | . . . O O X . X X X . X X O X X X O . |
$$ | . . . O . X X . . X X . X O X X X O . |
$$ | . . . O O . X . X O X X X O O X O O . |
$$ | . . . O . X X X X O O O O O . O . O . |
$$ | . . . O O O X O O O . . . . O O O O . |
$$ | . . . O X X X O . . . . O O O . . . . |
$$ | . . . . 1 O O O . . . . . . . . . . . |
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[go]$$Bcm50 :white: 96 | :black: 115
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . O O X X . X X O . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | O . O X X X . X O . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | O O O O X X X X O O . O O O . . . . . |
$$ | O O O X . . X . X O O O X O O O O . . |
$$ | X X X X . . X X X X X X X . 1 O O . . |
$$ | X . . X X X . . X X . X . X X X O . . |
$$ | X X X O X X X X O X X . . . . X O O . |
$$ | O O O O O O O O O O O X . . . X O O O |
$$ | . . . . . . . O O O . X . . . X X X X |
$$ | . . . , . . O X X X X X X X X X X X X |
$$ | . . . . O O O X . . . . . X X X X X X |
$$ | . . . . O X X . X X X . . X X X X O O |
$$ | . . . O O X . X X X . X X O X X X O . |
$$ | . . . O . X X . . X X . X O X X X O . |
$$ | . . . O O . X . X O X X X O O X O O . |
$$ | . . . O . X X X X O O O O O . O . O . |
$$ | . . . O O O X O O O . . . . O O O O . |
$$ | . . . O X X X O . . . . O O O . . . . |
$$ | . . . . 1 O O O . . . . . . . . . . . |
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If nothing else, I connected all four sides, lol. No need to count, congrats and thanks for the game .
$$Bcm50 :white: 100 | :black: 115
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$$ | . O O X X . X X O . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | O . O X X X . X O . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | O O O O X X X X O O . O O O . . . . . |
$$ | O O O X . . X . X O O O X O O O O . . |
$$ | X X X X . . X X X X X X X 2 1 O O . . |
$$ | X . . X X X . . X X . X . X X X O . . |
$$ | X X X O X X X X O X X . . . . X O O . |
$$ | O O O O O O O O O O O X . . . X O O O |
$$ | . . . . . . . O O O 2 X . . . X X X X |
$$ | . . . , . . O X X X X X X X X X X X X |
$$ | . . . . O O O X . . . . . X X X X X X |
$$ | . . . . O X X . X X X . . X X X X O O |
$$ | . . . O O X . X X X . X X O X X X O . |
$$ | . . . O . X X . . X X . X O X X X O . |
$$ | . . . O O . X . X O X X X O O X O O . |
$$ | . . . O . X X X X O O O O O . O . O . |
$$ | . . . O O O X O O O . . . . O O O O . |
$$ | . . . O X X X O . . . . O O O . . . . |
$$ | . . . 2 1 O O O . . . . . . . . . . . |
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[go]$$Bcm50 :white: 100 | :black: 115
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . O O X X . X X O . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | O . O X X X . X O . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | O O O O X X X X O O . O O O . . . . . |
$$ | O O O X . . X . X O O O X O O O O . . |
$$ | X X X X . . X X X X X X X 2 1 O O . . |
$$ | X . . X X X . . X X . X . X X X O . . |
$$ | X X X O X X X X O X X . . . . X O O . |
$$ | O O O O O O O O O O O X . . . X O O O |
$$ | . . . . . . . O O O 2 X . . . X X X X |
$$ | . . . , . . O X X X X X X X X X X X X |
$$ | . . . . O O O X . . . . . X X X X X X |
$$ | . . . . O X X . X X X . . X X X X O O |
$$ | . . . O O X . X X X . X X O X X X O . |
$$ | . . . O . X X . . X X . X O X X X O . |
$$ | . . . O O . X . X O X X X O O X O O . |
$$ | . . . O . X X X X O O O O O . O . O . |
$$ | . . . O O O X O O O . . . . O O O O . |
$$ | . . . O X X X O . . . . O O O . . . . |
$$ | . . . 2 1 O O O . . . . . . . . . . . |
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