液态围棋
What if in a Weiqi (Go) game stones lose their solid shapes and could be placed anywhere? Do those classic josekis still hold up? How do you make an eye? Is it easier/more difficult to attack/defend? This game satisfies all your curiosity. Try out Fluid Weiqi and experience Weiqi like never before!
Fluid Weiqi is an electronic variant of the traditional game of Weiqi (Go game). In this variant, stones are no longer solid pieces placed precisely on grid intersections. Instead, they become blurred, flexible spheres of influence that can be placed anywhere on the board.
Although the logic for determining life and death remains the same as in traditional rules—a connected group of stones is dead if completely surrounded with no liberties—the much freer placement rule leads to many surprising differences from what you take for granted in traditional Weiqi. For example: a single enemy stone can now be captured with as few as three of your own stones; stones that would normally form a single connected group can be separated; ladders become much more difficult, and so on. Even if you are an experienced Weiqi player, you can still rediscover the joy of exploring a new game's rules in Fluid Weiqi.
Beyond the classic mode that "just looks like Weiqi", the game plans to support several rule variants, such as:
Adjustable board sizes;
2–4 players playing on the same board;
Spherical board;
Shrinking circle mode (the board gradually shrinks until one side dominates the board).
The following content is planned for future versions:
Paintbrush mode (all parties draw on the board in real time);
Raindrop mode (neutral raindrops gradually appear on the board);
Circular and freely shapeable boards.
