Stuart French KMLF Complexity And The Game Of Go
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The document explores the game of Go, emphasizing its historical significance and complexity compared to chess. It details the basic rules, scoring, and strategies for beginners, along with discussions on the cognitive aspects of learning and playing the game. The authors highlight the intricate balance between structure and adaptability in Go, contrasting complicated elements with complex systems.
Stuart French KMLF Complexity And The Game Of Go
- 1. Complexity & the game of Go Stuart & Faith French www.DeltaKnowledge.net
- 2. The Complexity Journey Chaos Theory Cog‐Neuro Science David Business Snowden Mgt Me!
- 4. Getting a grip on Complexity Quick demonstration activity
- 5. Getting a grip on Complexity Quick demonstration activity
- 6. How the idea got started Resilience Robustness
- 7. Complexity & the game of Go "Chess lies on the boundary between the tasks best accomplished by careful co‐ordination and design – the strengths of planning – and those best accomplished by experiment and adaptation – the strengths of markets." ‐ John Kay, Economist
- 8. Complexity & the game of Go Chess Go • 8 x 8 board • 19 x 19 board • Play in squares • Play on lines • Kings, Queens, Bishops, • Black stones and White Rooks… stones • Aim: to kill the other • Aim: to surround more players King territory • 1st 3 moves = 4,352 • 1st 3 moves = 46,655,640
- 9. What is Go? • Go is a board game • It is played all over • It originally came from the world, but Tibet / China mainly in • Created ≈ 2300 B.C. • Japan (iGo), • China (Weiqi) & • Korea (Baduk) • Have you seen it before? Picture from www.igs.com
- 10. History of Go • Played by the nobles • Generals practiced it for war • Simple = Pure Strategy • Cultured = Calligraphy + Archery + Haiku + Go • Taught in 5 Schools
- 11. Basic Rules • Start with a small, empty board • Each player takes a turn placing one stone 4 3 anywhere on the board • Each stone has liberties 2 1 • When a stone has no more liberties it is captured and taken from the board
- 12. Basic Rules • When two stones are placed next to each other they form an army • An army has to lose ALL its liberties to be captured • The bigger an army is, the stronger it is • Whoever surrounds the most intersections wins the game
- 13. Practice Games
- 14. Some hints to get started 1. Don’t start near the edge 2. Place fence posts 7 1 then the palings 8 2 3 3. Surround as 1 3 4 5 much area as 2 6 possible 1 2 4. Try not to play up against the other player White Black will win will win
- 15. Lets Play Go!
- 16. Scoring a Go game Black: 18 + 1 = 19 The winner is determined by their score Score = Points Surrounded + Prisoners taken Rankings & Handicaps White: 15 + 5 = 20
- 17. Complexity & the 2 rules of Go From a basic framework and two simple rules comes amazing complexity 1. Suicide Rule 2. Ko Rule
- 19. Influence & Future Constraint Why is move 127 so powerful? It strongly influences many possible future moves
- 20. Complicated v Complex Complicated Complex More constrained Less constrained Stable Unstable Similar input = similar output Small changes => unpredictable results Manage results Manage boundaries & attractors Set Objectives Set Outcomes Break down to details Chunk up & experiment Apply Best Practice Use Safe‐Fail to discover what works Dave Gray, Founder XPLANE > “When you make the complicated simple, you make it better. But when you make the complex simple, you make it wrong.”
- 21. More resources Interactive Go Tutorial Complexity Tutorial http://playgo.to/iwtg/en/ http://bit.ly/4sfHYG Video Introduction to playing Go David Snowden’s Blog http://blip.tv/file/262606/ http://bit.ly/1BOdoN Free Go Software: Cognitive Edge Podcasts • iGoWIN (simple 9x9 game) http://bit.ly/28a7Zu – http://bit.ly/Qt9Tb • American Go Association Software List – http://bit.ly/5BORFw Kids • Hikaru no Go – Anime video