Life In 19x19

Adapting Go to hexagonal boards is tricky. A direct translation, while possible, is not very interesting because of the lack of crosscuts. Keil came to me as a solution to this issue. By using a different definition of "connected", crosscuts are restored, and with them much of the tactical variety of Go, including ko.

Keil is now playable, turn-based, on MindSports. There is also an interactive board where you can familiarize yourself with the rules.

Intriguing. I am also interested in novel forms of Go.

I made a hexagonal version with collaborative elements, practising how to connect well is useful for society more so than learning how to defeat others. Written in Julia: https://github.com/jhlq/Weilianqi.jl

More recently I built a website for triangular Go with traditional rules, the rapid shortage of liberties makes for exciting situations. Play against an AI or online here: http://triangulargo.club/

I am currently in the planning stages for a Weilianqi website, if anyone wants to help betatest various rulesets please do get in touch, you can find my email on the trigo contacts page.

What are the rules to Weilianqi? Is it a cooperative variant of Go?

luigi wrote:What are the rules to Weilianqi? Is it a cooperative variant of Go?

Yea, I wanted a game where you can play several people together of any skill level, this is achieved with a secondary score derived from multiplying all players territories: the optimal score is a draw!

Wei-lian-qi means surround-connect-game, how can a hundred stones of three colors be placed to maximise contact surfaces?

Keil looks interesting. Can I get a physical board anywhere?

drmwc wrote:Keil looks interesting. Can I get a physical board anywhere?

Not to my knowledge, but you can DIY!