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

Hactar

Black plays the first move.

Capture Go Rules

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

When the game has ended?

Capturing Stones

Life and Death

Connecting stones

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.

Go Rules

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

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

Near to end of the game, it may be difficult see where moves could still gain points.

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.

Connecting stones is important skill both in capture go and go.
Keeping stones connected helps keep stones safe. If the opponent can cut stones into separate groups, it is more difficult to protect both groups.

Repetition Prohibited

The game starts from an empty board, and black plays the first stone. The goal is to surround empty territory and capture opponents stones. Game ends when both players pass.
Stones can be captured in the same way as in capture-go.
Repetition of same board position is forbidden similarly to capture 3 game.

The player can capture a stone by playing into its last liberty. In the diagram a white stone A is captured when black plays to B. Liberties are empty intersection connected to a stone by line.