[computer-go] cgos: game rules

[Jason House]

Joshua Shriver wrote:
> Curious what game rules does CGOS use? I noticed when viewing some
> engines will pass pass and end, while some will play all the way till
> everything is pretty much filled in which I believe is Chinese rules.
> I'm a little confused over the rules so perhaps I'm not stating it
> correctly or not interpreting them correctly.

It's a modified tromp taylor ruleset.  When both bots pass, all stones 
on the board are considered alive.  It uses area scoring (like Chinese 
rules).