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Capture Go Rules

Black plays the first move.

In the diagram black may play at B. This captures white A. Position after capture is shown below.

Go is ancient strategy game with simple rules. Hactar go is perfect for learning go, and to study go anywhere you are.

Capture Go Master

When the game has ended?

Capturing Stones

Life and Death

Connecting stones

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The best way to learn go is to first play capture go. After capture go is familiar, learning go is easy.

The winner is the player who first captures one or more opponent stones.

Go Rules

The goal is to capture 3 (or more) opponent stones. Game ends when a first player has captured 3 or more stones.
A repetition of an exact previous position is forbidden. Other rules are similar to Capture Go.

A good way to learn go is thru game of capture-go. Hactar can play capture-go with you.

Go Beginner

Capturing opponent stones is important skill both in capture go and go. Following introduces different ways to capture opponent stones.

Living group is an important concept in go. Living group is safe against any play by the opponent. At the end of the game, all group should be able to defend themselves.