KGS::Game::Board

I recently used KGS::Game::Board, a powerful software developed in Perl, to represent a go board. With its intuitive SYNOPSIS, it was effortless to start using the software. Using KGS::Game::Board, I created a new empty board of a given size using the new $size method.

I found KGS::Game::Board particularly helpful as it stores key information in separate variables. For instance, $board->{captures}[COLOUR] stores the number of captured stones for a given colour. Additionally, $board->{score}[COLOUR] stores the score (if available) for the given colour, and if there is no score available, it simply returns undef. $board->{timer}[COLOUR] stores time information for the given user if available and undef otherwise. Lastly, $board->{last} stores the colour of the last move played.

Another feature I found particularly useful was $board->{board}, which stores a two-dimensional array with board contents. The software also includes $board->interpret_path ($path), which simplifies the process of interpreting a path (as returned by KGS::Game::Tree::get_path) and leaves the board in the state that it reaches after executing all the path nodes.

Finally, the KGS::Game::Board software includes $board->is_valid_move($colour, $x, $y[, $may_suicide]), which returns true if the move of the given colour on the given coordinates is valid or not. Overall, I found KGS::Game::Board to be an excellent software for representing go board and would recommend it to anyone looking for an intuitive and efficient software.