Topic: Time to try another kind of base

[Peripatetic Phil]

Infinitely more complex than Othello, Robbo, and generally accepted to be orders of magnitude more complex than chess as well, which is saying something.  Black & white each take it in turns to place (never move) a stone, the object being to surround "territory" (empty intersections on the board).  If a group of stones is surrounded, both inside and out (board edges count as "surrounded"), the group is removed and the count will be included in the opponent's score.  A group with two or more "eyes" (holes, entirely surrounded by friendly stones or the board edge) can never be captured.  A group with only one eye is considered dead, since it can be captured whenever the opponent so chooses.  A couple more rules than that, of course, but these are the basics, and certainly enough to get a feel for the game.  There is a video recording of one of my games here, but the time between moves is artificial, not as played.

** Phil.

[livo]

It really annoyed me that for nearly half the game there was a target stone ready to be taken.  After I'd seen it I couldn't watch the rest of the game properly.

[Peripatetic Phil]

Well, it's possible that it remained untaken because there were bigger plays to be made (something that Alan Fairbourne, who taught me the game more years ago than I care to remember, frequently emphasised), but if you can tell me which stone I might be in a better position to comment ...

[Just watched the game again

[Garp]

Time to remove off-topic posts? Sad that a moderator has to be reminded of this.

[Peripatetic Phil]

So nice to have you back, Garp, after your second (or was it third ?) ban.  Always a pleasure to hear from one of our most valued and constructive members.

[mickdabass]

H Robbo

Its nothing new but I currently use Bruce Edwards Base and really rate it.

https://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=2815.msg24995#msg24995

The only tweak I have made is to omit the quarter tsp ajowan seeds and just use a small pinch instead.

Its probably the only recipe I use that I follow to the letter. Its mildly spiced and works well with most recipes. Just lately Ive been using it with Britishians recipes with great success - especially when using Britishians pre cooked onions and tomato pure

More suff on Bruce Edwards here (courtesy of Pete aka Haldi)
https://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=108.msg364#msg364

Stay Safe

Mick

[Robbo141]

Cheers Mick, that?ll be my next base after I get through these hotel style recipes.  The missis leaves Monday so that?s my starting point on these new (to me) recipes.

Robbo

[mickdabass]

No problem. As I said watch the Ajowan dosage. It