Detective Go

[martin3141]

@NeilAgg

Because it takes a lot more stones to make a living shape going from corner → side → center, there is an inherent bias in the game. The detectives can play very aggressively in the corners at the start of the game knowing they have plenty of time to catch-up in the middle of the board. That means a larger board (Until it gets ridiculously big) has very little benefit for the fugitive(s).

I disagree, the number of moves necessary to live in the center is not that much higher than in the corner. Assuming sequential detective moves, meaning the fugitive needs two eyes, it takes …
6 moves in the corner
8 moves on the side
10 moves in the center

Proof by example

Hence I believe the detectives would be ill-advised if they ignore the center for too long. And likewise, larger board sizes mean more space for the fugitive to hide / more space for the detectives to cover.

[NeilAgg]

@martin3141

I disagree, the number of moves necessary to live in the center is not that much higher than in the corner. Assuming sequential detective moves, meaning the fugitive needs two eyes, it takes …

I should have clarified. I was talking about when yebellz had to make 4 eyes. I mixed up the conversation a little bit. Sorry for the confusion.

I think the fugitive(s) having to make 2 eyes is slanted too much towards the fugitive(s).

[martin3141]

@NeilAgg

I think the fugitive(s) having to make 2 eyes is slanted too much towards the fugitive(s).

That’s 1. speculation at this point and 2. we can always adjust by changing to a higher detective per fugitive ratio. So I don’t see the problem.

[NeilAgg]

@martin3141

speculation at this point

Maybe. We definitely need to play some more to figure it out.