How to play
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Select the board and mode
Selectable board for 9th, 15th, or 19th rows. Supports bot and duo battles, with black playing first.
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Placing and capture
Empty points are placed at intersections. Empty points adjacent to each other are called liberties; If a whole piece has no liberties, it will be taken by the opponent.
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Banned from entering Win on a Discard jacket
You cannot play an 'Assassin's Piece' that leaves your own pieces without liberties and cannot remove your opponent's pieces. Nor can you immediately play to restore the previous position.
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Pass and endgame
If you don't think it's worth playing again, you can skip. After both sides stop consecutively, the game ends, calculated according to the Chinese area scoring method.
These rules match the version played on this site.
Winning and losing
- At the endgame, both the live pieces on the board and the empty points enclosed count toward their respective points.
- White posts 6.5 stones; After calculation, the side with the higher total score wins.
Game controls
- Click the gear in the upper left corner, select 'Game Settings' to select bot or duo, computer difficulty, execution side, and the 9, 15, or 19-row boards. After applying, start a new round.
- When it's your turn, place a move on the board with a legal empty cross.
- Below are pass, reset, and restart. Reverted chess restore capture count, KO, and endgame status; Music and language are adjusted in gear settings.