Re:
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 9:17 pm
EdLee wrote:Correct, we don't pass stones; we don't pass anything -- whoever captures first wins;Bill Spight wrote:Do you use pass stones? (OC, if you only have to capture 1 stone, then you are playing a form of no pass go.)
so for some beginners, with a bit of instruction, they figure out to just play certain solid shapes, which quickly leads to a tie (no pass Go, yes).
Quickly leads to a tie? Doesn't Black have an advantage with no passes?
BTW, the main point of using pass stones is that when you play Capture-N, where N > 1, the territory concept is still like regular go.
