[computer-go] An interesting Go variant?

[alain Baeckeroot]

Le Samedi 6 Mai 2006 00:14, Don Dailey a écrit :
> I am wondering if anyone has ever considered an interesting
> simplification of the GO rules that says captures cannot occur more than
> once on any intersection.   
> 

With these rules it is trivial to create a furiously
fast random player: just generate a random rank for all positions
then check captures.

I wonder if the speed gain allow huge number of simulations in a 
montecarlo engine and if this will compensate the absolute randomness
of moves (compared to a slower but more clever MC player).

I plan to try this asap (before i need to stabilise Brown_II a really
dumb MC player)

Alain