Go rules check

A quick Go rules check: count liberties, capture a stone and answer a question about ko. Pass it to unlock the strategy lessons. Rules check · lesson 1 of 1.

The lesson in words

Three questions. First, liberties.

Try it: Tap every liberty of the white stone.

Second, a capture.

Try it: Capture the white stone.

Rules done. Now for what decides the game: territory, life and death.

Questions

Can you place a stone where it has no liberties and captures nothing?

No. It would be suicide, which isn’t allowed.

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