In this "Go Free" Android app, I'm trying to make sense of the information it presents, in an effort to better understand the game.
In the screenshot below:
I'd be grateful for any assistance understanding these points:
- Marked with
α
, how is the (assumingly) score/territory value,B: -13.5
, calculated? (and why is it calledB
anyway?). I mean, I, as the black player, have 9 black squares (territories?), while the white has 13 squares + one circle (obviously denotes a value of half...), so shouldn't it be9 - 13.5
, meaning-4.5
? - Marked with
β
, why does this black stone have white dot? What does it mean? - When there are closed areas, I understand that the enclosed zones are called "territories", but in this screenshot there are still no surrounded areas, so why this app marks certain spots with territory squares (black & white squares)?