> Isn't ko just simple forbinding of board state repetition rule ? In sensible rule sets, yes. For technically-minded people, forbidding of board state repeti

> Isn't ko just simple forbinding of board state repetition rule ? In sensible rule sets, yes. For technically-minded people, forbidding of board state repetition is easy to understand. For children and less technically-minded people, ime they often won't understand what it means and will worry they'll repeat the board state accidentally and it takes a whole lot of explaining and examples. Everything very much depends on who you're teaching.