Go - Canadian Byo-Yomi; Go - Ing Byo-Yomi Ii - SamTimer User Manual

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GO - CANADIAN BYO-YOMI H (GO - C2)
Description: This is like Canadian byo-yorni I,
GO - C1 above except that there is no main time. You
are required to make twenty-five moves in fifteen
minutes. If you do, you get another fifteen minutes for
the next twenty-five moves etc. If the time is less than
ten mi nutes, the clock will show an upper dash
followed by minutes: seconds . Alternating dashes
mean the time is in hours : minutes and the clock is
running .
Intended use: Casual go.
Pros:
Game is faster.
Cons: None.
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GO - CANADIAN BYO·YOMI III (GO - C3)
Description: This is the same as GO - C1 above
except that there are optional delay times, which may
be different, before the main time and/or byo-yomi
times start to count down.
Intended use: Same as GO - C 1 above.
Pros: Same as GO - C1 above.
Cons: None.
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Description: This is like GO - C3 above, except the
display will not flash "forfeit" if your clock runs down to
0:00, and the byo-yomi .time is reset if you make the
specified number of moves for the byo-yomi period.
Therefore, to win on time against an opponent whose
time has run out, this method requires that you call a
time forfeit before your opponent makes the specified
number of moves and resets his byo-yomi time .
Intended use: Same as GO - C1 above .
Pros:
Same as GO - C1 above .
Cons: None.
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GO - ING BYO-YOMI I (ING-1)
Description: In this timing method you are
required to comp lete your game within the main time .
If you do not, you lose a specific number of points, say
two, for each additional byo-yomi period you use. If
you use three additional byo-yomi periods you lose
the game on time . The theme of the mode is "time is
money". The byo-yomi period is typically set for 1/6
main time.
Intended use:
Tournaments which require ING byo ­
yomi.
Pros:
The time used by a player can
directly affect his score.
Cons:
There is no tradition for changing a
player's score based on the time he
has used.
GO - ING BYO-YOMI II
(ING - 2)
Description: Same as ING - 1 abo,-:e, except that
the byo-yomi time has an optional delay time of up to
nine seconds. The delay time and byo-yomi time are
always displayed.
Intended use: Same as ING - 1 above .
Pros:
Same as ING - 1 above.
Cons:
Same as ING - 1 above .