What's so bad about mirror go?

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Mirror Go?

Is mirror Go (aka mimic Go or manego) allowed on OGS? Or is it considered a form of trolling? Thought it’d be good to check.

Mirror Game

Hello. Okay, so how would you win a mirror game? It might be easy if you are playing as black since you are one move ahead, but how would you do it in general?

How to counter a player who's mirroring your moves?

Every once in a while I’ll play someone (IRL) who will just mirror my moves (for example if I play at R16 they might play at 4C), and so forth. This usually ends with me saying something like “oh c’mon lets just play normally” or something. So how would I actually continue to play against someone mirroring my moves without rejecting the game in such a way where I win the game?

A mirror tale

Today I played a 9x9 game. I was White. I decided to play mirror go. The main principle is simple: Black will get to break the mirror by playing tengen at some point. However, playing with Japanese rules, I have 6.5 komi; so as long as Black’s tengen is worth 6 points or less, I can win the game. If the situation ever threatens to become such that tengen is worth more than 6 points, then I should break the mirror myself. [image] Diag. 1: Moves 1-6. So far so good. The tengen does not seem …