Bugcat's thread guide

[bugcat]

I was skeptical as to how many people would find it interesting.

It is, after all, mainly a statistics thread. Since you’re requesting it, though, I’ll add it :D

[yebellz]

I think the TTY tournament thread has meandered a bit. Earlier on, there was some discussion about the future of the tournament, OGS, and society. I imagine that type of discussion might pick back up around the one year anniversary, where some might reflect on this historic year. I also expect that the transitions between each round will elicit quite a lot of diverse discussion.

[Groin]

O sorry I didn’t see. Btw I would have hard time myself to separate “life and death” and “puzzles”

[ResidentSleeperGoClu]

Good job!! @bugcat

[shinuito]

@dragon-devourer

This thread should be pinned at the top of the forum for all to see along with FAQs etc

I guess pinning only really works within a category? So if I’m in the meta category this would be at the top, otherwise it’s just floating around like any other thread when all categories are selected. Maybe I should use individual categories more but it seems like more hassle.

[BHydden]

Pinning isn’t permanent, after you’ve viewed a pinned post it acts like a normal post. It ensures you see it at least once, not every time.

[yebellz]

In the settings (of this forum) you can change this behavior such that pinned topics are not automatically unpinned. You can still always manually unpin topics (which affects only your own view, of course).

[alemitrani]

Good work @bugcat, this is very useful & interesting. I’ve already discovered several things that I would otherwise have overlooked.

[yebellz]

Lots of potential here…

Go Puns

If your move does two things at once, you kill two birds with one yunzi. (Thread title was gonna be “Go puns” but had to be at least 8 characters)

[Yui_Chit]

This is a long list! I’ll put a bookmark.

[ThieuN]

Bookmarked, thanks!

[b_runner]

Super!

[Sighris]

Can we have a thread guide for alternative GoBans such as larger boards (21x21, 25x25, 37x37, etc.) and Toroidal-Go?

[Groin]

First we should write these guides because there is like nothing.

[Sighris]

I was thinking of threads like this: Switch to 21*21 - #33 by bugcat

[Groin]

Yep that’s the only one i found too.

[yebellz]

You can find some discussion of alternative gobans within the Go Variants category

Here are some that mainly focus on alternative gobans, but there are also many other variants with other changes to the rules

Escherian Go

I’ve come up with a new board to play Go on. It’s inspired both by Toroidal Go, which is like playing Go on the surface of a Torus, and M. C. Escher’s Prentententoonstelling: [image] or rather, this Droste version of it, made by a group of Dutch mathematicians in 2003: [M.C. Escher's Print Gallery unravelled, 'completed', and zoomed in] Toroidal Go Let’s start with how Toroidal Go works, which you’re probably already familiar with. To make a Torus, we take a rectangle, and then…

Playing Cube Go (Vorlon Go) on OGS

Yes you can… [Screenshot%20(49)cropped] To play on OGS the board has to be represented flat. This can be done by playing on a 14x18 grid and using that part of the board that would be cut out to fold into a cube: [2] The unused lines around the outside, rows 1&18, columns A&O are there to prevent stones registering as captured when they are not but that still leaves the issue of stones that have been captured in a way that doesn’t register: [3] The marked white stone captures the two bla…

Random Gaps + Pie Rule

I would like to try playing a Go variant with two notable changes: 1.) At the beginning of the game, N random intersections of the board are removed. Players may not place stones on these intersections (gaps), and they do not count as liberties for either side. Which intersections are removed is chosen randomly. 2.) Since the advantage of being the starting player may vary depending on the placement of the gaps, the second change deals with Komi. Sensei’s Library calls it You cut, I choose, a.…

Also, here is discussion for a tournament that features the 25*25 board

Hunting at Night: The 1st 25x25 Tournament

Today we started the first 25x25 tournament on OGS. 256 players, very nice. If we’re lucky we’ll see Sadaharu vs earlgreyhot final.

[Averyw123]

Cool!

[MichaelJackk]

I believe the TTY tournament thread has wandered a little. Earlier, there was some discussion about the tournament’s, OGS’s, and society’s future. I imagine that type of discussion will resurface around the one-year anniversary, when some people will reflect on this historic year. I also anticipate that the transitions between each round will elicit a wide range of opinions.