Life In 19x19

The symmetry of Go is the symmetry of a square. Square stones reflect that.

The circle has more axes of symmetry than any other shape. I think the board should be round.

Very funny indeed
Still I wonder what a goban tiled like my bathroom with square stones would do with my perception of the game. Is there any Go software that has square stones as an option?

DrStraw wrote:The circle has more axes of symmetry than any other shape. I think the board should be round.

Why not taking a "standard goban" and change the rules of the game so that we have a "border wrap"

Click Here To Show Diagram Code

[go]$$B
$$ +-------------------+
$$ | . . . . a . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . , . . . , . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | 1 . . . , . . . 3 |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . , . . . , . . |
$$ | . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . . . X 4 X . . . |
$$ +-------------------+[/go]

and would then be a nobi shape... would be catured if black plays at "a"
That's actually a sphere goban...

[edit]I post that as I just solved the 19x19 yesterday night so I need something more challenging now
ok... end of dreaming, back to study ...
[/edit]

oca wrote:

DrStraw wrote:The circle has more axes of symmetry than any other shape. I think the board should be round.

Why not taking a "standard goban" and change the rules of the game so that we have a "border wrap"

I tried toroidal go quite a lot in my early days of playing. Ladders are interesting.

Good idea. While you're at it, please place the square stones in the spaces and not on the intersections. It would make go a good deal easier imo.

DrStraw wrote: I tried toroidal go quite a lot in my early days of playing.

That's nice and all, but did you use donuts as stones?

cyclops wrote:The symmetry of Go is the symmetry of a square. Square stones reflect that.

The empty points are indeed squares (I won’t tell whether upright or whether they are standing on one corner, though.)
And the stones are actually square inside, they hide their intentions behind their outer rounding.

bayu wrote:

DrStraw wrote: I tried toroidal go quite a lot in my early days of playing.

That's nice and all, but did you use donuts as stones?

<heartburn> OH THE NOES! </heartburn> Bagels! Bagels!

<Ingrid>

Shows just how hip Go ishi are.

</Ingrid>

Who is Ingrid?

cyclops wrote:Who is Ingrid?

Ingrid was a woman in the usenet who used to reply to her own posts

<cyclops@bonobo>
thx, your answer surprised me
</cyclops@bonobo>