[gnugo-devel] Re: [gtp] Re: resignation support in clients?

[Marco Scheurer]

Arend Bayer wrote: (on gtp)

> Marco Scheurer wrote (on gnugo-devel):
>
> > Following Arend's request about support for resignation in clients on 
> > the GTP
> > mailing list I just remembered that Goban has had in fact built-in 
> > support for
> > resignation for quite some time... Is there a quick test to make GNU 
> > Go
> > resign? I've been trying 9x9 with 9 handicap stones, and it passes 
> > after a few
> > moves.
>
> Resignation is only enabled on 19x19 (on the basis that small board
> games are fast enough not to get boring anyway).

OK. However, as a user, I think I would prefer to see GNU Go resign 
rather than pass in desesperate positions, even on small boards. The 
ability to resign is a big plus in the perceived value of GNU Go, IMHO. 
Sure, the difference between pass and resign in that case is not great, 
but there is no implication that the game should be counted. I 
understand that enabling it on smaller boards would probably require 
more testing.

Thanks,

marco