A
fair-komi game can be started as an even game without handicap stones by an
invitation or by creating a
new fair-komi game offer in the waiting room.
Fair-komi games are not supported for
multi-player-games or for Dragon Tournaments.
For a fair-komi game you must choose from one the four
fair-komi handicap-types and choose from one of the options for "
Jigo-Check". The other game-settings are described in
How to add a game offer in the waiting room and are not repeated here.
The options for
Jigo-Check influence the checks on the komi bids during the
komi negotation phase for fair-komi games:
- No Jigo restrictions: the komi bids can increase by 0.5 point steps.
- Enforce Jigo: the komi bids can only be whole numbers (no fractional part thereby allowing Jigo).
- Forbid Jigo: the komi bids must be fractional always ending with a .5 to prevent a Jigo.
When your game offer is accepted, the fair-komi game starts with the
komi negotiation phase. From this point on forward, the game clocks are running. The game page (and
game-info page) show instructions how to do the bidding on komi (or to choose the playing color).
Finally here's a hint: If you are undecided how to do your komi bids, you should ask yourself: "Would I rather play White or Black with this komi?"