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From: tom@garth.UUCP (Tom Granvold)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga Go
Message-ID: <288@garth.UUCP>
Date: 8 May 90 15:18:29 GMT
References: <1990Apr29.171548.22626@dasys1.uucp> <1990Apr30.212948.4121@foetus.syd.sgi.oz.au> <4120@infmx.UUCP> <1990May3.192925.12349@dg-rtp.dg.com>
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In article <1990May3.192925.12349@dg-rtp.dg.com> poirier@dg-rtp.dg.com (  Poirier local) writes:
>In article <4120@infmx.UUCP> giao@infmx.UUCP (Giao Tien Vu) writes:
>>The GNU Go version that I worked on a while ago was abandoned due to:
>>
>>	a) poor computer player (as a beginner, I only lost one game during
>>	   playtesting).  The computer made a lot of bad moves.
>
>I've beta tested a Gnu Go Amiga port lately, and took a peek at the source
>code, and the above is an understatement.

   ...

>I'm sorry to say it, but I think Gnu Go deserves to be abandoned.
>


    I have to agree.  I have played Gnu Go, on a Unix system, and it is not
even fit for beginning players to use.  Unfortunatly, the Art of Go while
better is still a very weak player.  I am not a good Go player, 13 to 15 kyu,
but can beat The Art of Go even when the computer has a nine stone handicap.
The Art of Go can be useful to beginners to Go, though live opponents are
better.  I must admit it has a good looking display.

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