[computer-go] Please have your bot resign, for your own good

[David Doshay]

True, there is no other game quite like Go in the western world, so  
it takes a few games to figure these things out. I help this  
"problem" in the learning curve along by starting on 5x5 boards and  
then moving up to 7x7 boards. It lets beginners see the end quickly  
and lessens the time between when a move is made and when the outcome  
becomes clear. This speeds learning in the long run.

Cheers,
David



On 2, Jan 2008, at 7:08 PM, Thomas Nelson wrote:

> I've tried teaching many beginners to play go, usually on a small  
> board.  I prefer a "hands-off" style, just explaining the rules and  
> letting them play until they want to pass.  But this always leads  
> to games lasting two or three times as long as they need to, since  
> the person playing their first game has no idea when to stop and  
> keeps playing dead stones.