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It sounds (from the comment on that page) like the biggest benefit they got was from being able to consult with each other to align on strategy and avoid blunde
by re 7y ago
It sounds (from the comment on that page) like the biggest benefit they got was from being able to consult with each other to align on strategy and avoid blunders, which apparently isn't standard in Pair Go. Without that, I wouldn't really expect them to see qutie such significant benefits.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_variants#Rengo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_variants#Rengo
https://senseis.xmp.net/?PairGo https://senseis.xmp.net/?PairGo
- rcar 7y agoAgreed. The biggest issue for players probably below ~5k tends to be making big blunders, and so talking through moves with a partner would make a large difference at that level but wouldn't be replicable in a normal pair go game.
- jessriedel 7y agoUnlike the OP game, pair Go is actually a handicap for the paired up side rather than an advantage. You only get one brain per move, and that brain might be forced into using a strategy it doesn't like by previous moves.
- pmontra 7y agoCommon wisdom is that in a pair go game everybody has three opponents :-) Remember that it's not allowed any talking, except asking who's to move, maybe who's to take a ko, and proposing to resign to the mate.