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When I created this article, I probably decided that ''n'' in ''n×m'' stands for the number of rows based on the convention for matrices. Now I wonder if that was a mistake, since MoHex (and also KataGo) will interpret ''n'' in "boardsize ''n'' ''m''" (which changes the size to ''n×m'' according to [http://webdocs.cs.ualberta.ca/~hayward/hex/WhatYouNeedToKnow.pdf Hex<nowiki>:</nowiki> Passing on the Torch]) as the number of columns. The matrix convention also doesn't match our use of board coordinates: "c" in "c2" determines the column.
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When I created the original form of this page, I probably decided that ''n'' in ''n×m'' stands for the number of rows based on the convention for matrices. Now I wonder if that was a mistake, since MoHex (and also KataGo) will interpret ''n'' in "boardsize ''n'' ''m''" (which changes the size to ''n×m'' according to [http://webdocs.cs.ualberta.ca/~hayward/hex/WhatYouNeedToKnow.pdf Hex<nowiki>:</nowiki> Passing on the Torch]) as the number of columns. The matrix convention also doesn't match our use of board coordinates: "c" in "c2" determines the column.
  
 
So, rather than attempting to fix [[GTP]] by claiming <code>boardsize ''n'' ''m''</code> changes the board size to ''m×n'', I think changing [[Parallelogram boards]] and other pages that followed its(?) convention might be the better solution. --[[User:Wurfmaul|Wurfmaul]] ([[User talk:Wurfmaul|talk]]) 06:48, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
 
So, rather than attempting to fix [[GTP]] by claiming <code>boardsize ''n'' ''m''</code> changes the board size to ''m×n'', I think changing [[Parallelogram boards]] and other pages that followed its(?) convention might be the better solution. --[[User:Wurfmaul|Wurfmaul]] ([[User talk:Wurfmaul|talk]]) 06:48, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

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Order of dimensions

When I created the original form of this page, I probably decided that n in n×m stands for the number of rows based on the convention for matrices. Now I wonder if that was a mistake, since MoHex (and also KataGo) will interpret n in "boardsize n m" (which changes the size to n×m according to Hex: Passing on the Torch) as the number of columns. The matrix convention also doesn't match our use of board coordinates: "c" in "c2" determines the column.

So, rather than attempting to fix GTP by claiming boardsize n m changes the board size to m×n, I think changing Parallelogram boards and other pages that followed its(?) convention might be the better solution. --Wurfmaul (talk) 06:48, 24 January 2023 (UTC)