Re: [gnugo-devel] 9x9 go

[Gunnar Farneback]

Dan Stromberg wrote:
> On the subject of 9x9's, my father is trying to learn go and would like
> to play gnugo, but if he cranks up the handicap to 4 or 5 stones (this
> is hearsay, I haven't checked it myself) as needed, gnugo immediately
> resigns.  Is there some way gnugo could be made less inclined to give up
> for beginners?

GNU Go 3.3.22 and later versions, including GNU Go 3.4, do not resign
immediately. If they do not thrash around for at least 5 to 10 moves
it's a bug.

> I believe he's using the gnugo version that comes with Goban, the Mac OS
> X program.

I believe Goban is frequently updated, so the GNU Go version would
depend a lot on when exactly he installed it.

> If this is improved in later versions, that's great info to see.

I would indeed suggest trying a newer version.

/Gunnar