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Fun Go Variant: Push Go

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:09 pm
by Collision
Hello everyone, this is an interesting Go variant I invented partially inspired by a Hikaru no Go scene and Arimaa.

In Push Go, players have the the opportunity to move a stone on the board orthogonally instead of placing a stone. A stone that is moved in a direction in which there is a stone adjacent to it is moved as well or "pushed".

An example below

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[go]$$ ----------------
$$ | . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X . . |
$$ | . . . . . . |[/go]


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[go]$$ ----------------
$$ | . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O X . |
$$ | . . . . . . |[/go]


You may not push a stone that is supported aka ( has two or more stones behind it. )

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[go]$$ ------------------
$$ | . . . 3 . . .|
$$ | . . 1 O O . . |
$$ | . . . . 2 . . |[/go]


Therefore Stone 1 is not able to push and however 3 is.

Other then that, a stone that is pushed cannot be pushed back due to Ko ( in this time you can support your stone with one behind it. ) and stones that are on the edge cannot be pushed.

The game is an interesting variant for me, especially in life and death, I hope you guys enjoy it. :tmbup: