The First Go Battle Royale ⚔

[Vsotvep]

I consider myself killed by Green, but managing to strike a fatal blow back just before passing myself.

To be honest, I’d have killed yellow first chance I’d get after this as well… Friendly till there’s no common foe.

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As a true Northerner, I hope my former allies will do all possible to make sure Blue does not end up 1st place.

[sokoslav]

@yebellz it looks like there is no such thing as Northern Aliance anymore. Do you want to take the second place?

[yebellz]

Wow, this is all a lot to process.

I’m not even sure if I properly understand the end game now. Please let me have some time to think.

[yebellz]

@sokoslav

@yebellz it looks like there is no such thing as Northern Aliance anymore. Do you want to take the second place?

It seems that you are asking me to help eliminate @martin3141 next, and then hand you the win.
No thanks.

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Having an outpost seems like a neat thing. So, let me try establishing one with D6

[yebellz]

Thank you for playing @Vsotvep.

May the glory of the North further prosper in your honor!

[sokoslav]

L2 guarantees me at least second place. What would you play if I don’t take it right now?

[martin3141]

If you do not play L2, then I will play J3 with the intention to connect as soon as possible.

[sokoslav]

I see. And what about long-term plan? Would you connect your groups? Or would you block at G15?

[martin3141]

Once K2 is connected to J4, Yellow will aim to outlast Sky (@yebellz) or Blue (@sokoslav) and reach second place.

[sokoslav]

Well, I am not convinced that our interests coincide. However:

Emperor of Rising SanSan shows his mercy even for such inveterate outlaws and even serial killers as the leader of Yellow nation. While Gobania lies in ruins of gone civilizations, he still walks the path of peace.

P14

https://vsotvep.github.io/MulticolorGo.html?st=abhachaehafhaghahhaiaaifakaakfalaalcamaamcanaancbahbbhbchbdhbfhbghbhabhfbiabifbjabjfbkabkfblablfbmabmcbodcahcbhcchcdhcehcfhcghchhciacifcjacjiclaclfcmacmfcndcoddahdbhddhdehdfhdghdhhdiadifdjhdladlfdmadmfdnadnfdodeahebhechedheehefhegdehaehfeiaeifekaekfelaelfenaenfeoaeoffahfbdfcdfddfedffdfgdfhafhffiafiffjafjffkafkfflaflffmafmffnafnffoafofgfdghaghigidgjagjfgkdglaglfgmagmfgnagncgoagofhbdhcdhddhedhhahhihidhjdhkdhlahlfhmahmghnahnchoahocibdicdidaidciedifdigdihdiidijeikdildinaincjaajacjbajbcjcajccjdajdcjeajecjfdjgejhejidjjejkejlajlijmajmijndjodkaakackbakbckcakcckdakdckeakeckfekgekhekiekjeklekmekoelbalbclealeclfalfclgelhelieljelkellelneloembambcmcamccmdamdcmfamfcmgemiemkemlemmemoencanccneanecnfanfcngangcnhenienmennenoeobeodaodcoeaoecogaogcoheone&bs=15

[martin3141]

Yellow reaches out to their lonely stones with J3:

The remaining players are:

1. @sokoslav
2. @martin3141
3. @yebellz

Back to Sky (@yebellz)

[yebellz]

I’ll play O15

[sokoslav]

L2
https://vsotvep.github.io/MulticolorGo.html?st=abhachaehafhaghahhaiaaifakaakfalaalcamaamcanaancbahbbhbchbdhbfhbghbhabhfbiabifbjabjfbkabkfblablfbmabmcbodcahcbhcchcdhcehcfhcghchhciacifcjacjiclaclfcmacmfcndcoddahdbhddhdehdfhdghdhhdiadifdjhdladlfdmadmfdnadnfdodeahebhechedheehefhegdehaehfeiaeifekaekfelaelfenaenfeoaeoffahfbdfcdfddfedffdfgdfhafhffiafiffjafjffkafkfflaflffmafmffnafnffoafofgfdghaghigidgjagjfgkdglaglfgmagmfgnagncgoagofhbdhcdhddhedhhahhihidhjdhkdhlahlfhnahnchoahocibdicdidaidciedifdigdihdiidijeikdildimdinaincjaajacjbajbcjcajccjdajdcjeajecjfdjgejhejidjjejkejndjodkaakackbakbckcakcckdakdckeakeckfekgekhekiekjeklekmeknekoelbalbclealeclfalfclgelhelieljelkellelneloembambcmcamccmdamdcmfamfcmgemiemkemlemmemoenahncanccneanecnfanfcngangcnhenienmennenoeobeodaodcoeaoecogaogcoheone&bs=15

[NeilAgg]

Well, this game is definitely interesting now!

[martin3141]

K3:

Both Sky (@yebellz) and Azure (@sokoslav) have shown mercy on Yellow, despite everything that happened.

Yellow is happy to have made it this far. Remember when yellow captured the “deadly ko” at H7? They were prepared for a quick end.
However now yellow is unsure what long-term plan to pursue.

[sokoslav]

Remember…

The First Go Battle Royale

Oh, I finally found how to make clickable images! Was not simplest task ever. M6. @martin3141 our highness has nothing against someones life being solid and prosperous. We do approve connecting stones, no matter which you were speaking of. You may connect K1 and J5, or J5 and J7, or all of them. What we disapprove are precedents of aggression, being silently approved by future victims. [image]

The First Go Battle Royale

I believe Blue (@Sokoslav) is trying to fool me into a false sense of security. Well it doesn’t matter much, because I don’t trust Blue and their words won’t change my mind.

The First Go Battle Royale

Dearest leader of yellow nation! If you wanted to play it initially and thought that we would allow it - then we are sorrowfully sorry about this little confusion. J6 Please be sure nothing in our will have changed from the beginning of communication: we still definitely approve connection of your stone, either J5 and J7, or K1 and J5, or all of them. As an excuse for previous misunderstanding we may assure you that our next move would be either K9 or not touching any of Yellow ones. [image] …

The First Go Battle Royale

loyalty and transparency One of you would inevitably kill another. Would you prefer to be killed by one whom you relied on and finish on the lower place? Killing yellow would result in a large gain of possible moves. You know, our lands are overcrowded already. Is dying in poverty better then living in wealth? You have already shown your short-term loyalty - and other players would definitely want to cooperate with you. I am against violence, but this is very personal. You have already parti…

And where are we now?

[yebellz]

Sorry for the delay. I got confused about the turn order.

O14

@sokoslav’s turn

[martin3141]

Sky (@yebellz),
why did you spare Yellow when Azure (@sokoslav) offered you second place? Now you are risking to place third.

Don’t misunderstand this; Yellow is grateful for the chance to play on, and in fact we see an opportunity to potentially grasp first place. But the thought of pushing Sky to third place has a bitter aftertaste.

[sokoslav]

K4
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[martin3141]

Yellow closes the door with G14:

Yellow would not have made it this far without the support of their allies Sky (@yebellz) and Red (@Vsotvep). Sadly the end is approaching steadily, and we will have to part ways at some point.