@Jon_Ko
@Gooplet
@A_Normal_Name
Live Game: https://www.govariants.com/game/670952d842e74078c7a967fe
Setup Thread: https://forums.online-go.com/t/game-setup-parallel-fractional-go-game-4/
Base Rules: https://www.govariants.com/variants/fractional/rules
Demo Board: https://www.govariants.com/variants/fractional/demo
Have a nice game everybody!
So, what are the communication rules? Are we only allowed to discuss the game in this thread?
Yes
Team white, I think we should coordinate the first round a bit, so we don’t all play in the same corner. Does anyone of you want to share something about your first move? Otherwise I’ll just play in the upper right.
For now I’ve submitted a move in the lower-left quadrant.
I’m playing at 44 in the bottom right
I went 4-4 top right
Wait, we’re allowed to say our exact move?
Yes
Cool. In that case, i went lower-left, but not on any of the 3 most common first-move intersections.
(i think)
I’ve changed my submission to a move in the upper-left quadrant.
We’re also allowed to lie, and make and break promises, right?
Yes, the only restriction about communication is that it has to be in this forum thread.
Just don’t use this thread for a Diffie–Hellman key exchange - Wikipedia or stuff like that.
The first round brings the first collision, a black-green-cyan stone right next to a white-green stone, which makes the lower right the busiest corner.
On the top side white claims two corners uncontested, but maybe eyed by the black-brown tengen stone. Fans of this variant know it isn’t the first time that @fuseki3 opts to start in the center.
The lower left corner is the most balanced when comparing black and white, but it’s definitely magenta shining bright there. Black seems to value influence there too and support from the center isn’t far.
The first tone of the game is set, we will see how it evolves from here.
The game is hosted on govariants.com
@benjito, @yebellz, @Feijoa, @fuseki3, @A_Normal_Name, @Gooplet, @martin3141
I think that black’s set of first moves were a bit inefficient. White put down a stone in each of the four corners, while we overlapped in the bottom right, and completely avoided the top half of the board.
My next move will be in the top-right quadrant.
What do other Team Black (@benjito, @Feijoa, @fuseki3) members think about our general strategy, both on the board and in terms of communication/coordination? Should we speak more to attempt to coordinate? Or do you prefer more silence to avoid tipping our hand?
I’m all for chatting (because it’s fun, not because I think it is the superior strategy hehe)
But tbh I do not put a lot of thought into my opening on standard Go. I assume opening strategy goes out the window even more in variants!
Btw… only two stones in the proper octant, and one of them is tengen. SMH folks, belongs in the Unbearable Rudeness thread!
Thank you for the commentary!
I agree, and I genuinely believe that talking with teammates is also good strategy to some extent. Despite the fact that each given information is advantageous to (only) 3 teammates vs 4 opposing players, I would argue that coordinating with teammates is sometimes more important than keeping the information hidden, for example in order to avoid colliding with teammates.
Of course that depends on the situation, which makes these consideration an interesting part of the game
For now I’ve submitted another move near the top-left corner.
Just for fun, why don’t we try to have all eight players play at the same point in one turn this game.
