Tempo Game Clock : User's Guide
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Score values are assigned as follows: Stone 1 , Empty Point 1. Click a score button to register a score. Click the
Edit
button to remove scores for a player.
Scoring toolstrip
See the section Official Scoring Rules below for scoring methods.
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Number of Periods: 2
Period 1 (Main time): 50 minutes period using a Standard Timer. When a player's Main time expires, the player moves to an Overtime period.
Period 2 (Overtime): The Overtime period is treated differently for the two common Go Time Controls: Standard byoyomi and Canadian byoyomi .
Standard byoyomi: 30 seconds using a Gong Timer. for Overtime. 5 Gongs are allowed in the Overtime. Using up the last Gong means that the player has lost on time.
Canadian byoyomi: 5 minutes using a Standard Timer for Overtime. The player must complete 20 moves in Overtime or she loses the game.
Change the current
Period Length
if desired via the
Period
toolstrip.
Period toolstrip
Saving Favorite Time Controls
You can customize the game time controls any way you like, then save the game as a Favorite game for future play. Customization includes: add more periods, change period lengths, set Delay and Bonus, set required moves per period, and many more settings. To customize go to Edit -- Time Control -- Edit Periods .
Official Scoring Rules
There are two main score systems: territory scoring (the traditional Japanese method) and stone or area scoring (the Chinese method).
Tempo Game Clock
uses the Chinese method by default, assigning one point each for a Stone and an Empty Point. If you want to use territory scoring (Japanese method), change the value of a Stone to negative one (-1) by going to
Edit -- Game Type Attributes -- Piece Names and Score Points
.
- Territory scoring (Japanese traditional method) - In territory scoring, a player's score is determined by the number of empty locations that player has surrounded minus the number of stones their opponent has captured. Typically, counting is done by having each player place prisoners in the opponent's territory and rearranges them into easy-to-count shapes as much as possible.
- Stone or area scoring (Chinese traditional method) - In stone or area scoring, a player's score is determined by the number of stones that player has on the board plus the empty area surrounded by that player's stones.
Penalty and Bonus Points
There are no official penalties or bonuses in this game. However, the program allows you to apply them if you chose. You can edit penalty and bonus values which appear on the
Score Adjust
toolstrip by
Edit -- Game Type Attributes -- Penalty and Bonus Points
. Default values are set for Penalty (-1) and Bonus (1). You can also adjust a player's score by any amount with the
Plus-Minus
button on the
Score Adjust
toolstrip
Score Adjust toolstrip
