Playing Atari Go Online

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@antonTobi was making some capture go problems

Capture go problems

Capture go is arguably the simplest possible go variant. The only rules are: Black and white take turns placing stones. Passing is not allowed. The first player to capture one (or more) of the opponent’s stones wins. Capture go is a great way to introduce new players to go, since you don’t have to explain scoring or ko. But it is also an interesting variant for experienced players. Many of the tactics from normal go no longer works, most obviously snapbacks and throw-ins. This means that it i…

I tried the bot and could beat it up to level 4 so far. It seems like level 1 and 2 it didn’t notice a ladder Ladder at Sensei's Library, and level 3 it didn’t see a net Net at Sensei's Library. So those might be helpful to be familiar with early on.

Edit: I’ve beaten level 5 now but it takes forever to make its moves when it’s losing, and level 6 might have a bit of a weakness