SGF FF[4] History

2021-12-01

• Twixt
  • added specification for long moves
  • adapted move syntax a bit
  • other minor corrections
• Hex
  • add pass move
  • reduce minimum board size to 1x1; allow arbitrarily large boards
  • define point syntax for more than 26 columns

2007 - 2016

• reserving new game numbers,
• new releases of SGFC, and
• adding a draft specification for the Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) on 2013-05-05.

2006-08-06

• Added link to CA[] property in sections about Text/SimpleText property value types.
• New SGFC release: V1.16

2006-06-25

• Added new game number by request of Dave Dyer: hive = 27

2006-05-13

• Added new game number by request of Dave Dyer: Yinsh = 24
• Added new game number by request of Dave Dyer: Punct = 25
• Added new game number by request of Dave Dyer: Gobblet = 26

2002-2005

• Backgammon (GM[6]),
• Lines of Action (GM[9]),
• Hex (GM[11]),
• Amazons (GM[18]),
• Octi (GM[19]),
• Gess (GM[20]),
• Twixt (GM[21]).

2001-08-12

• Some corrections by Anders Kierulf:
• File converting.html: L[] should be converted to uppercase letters instead of lowercase letters.
• File properties.html: Update for SmartGo AP[] entry, changed type of ON[] from Text to SimpleText, corrected typos in "related properties" section for OB[] and VW[].
• File backgammon.html: renamed CP[] property to CO[] (cube owner), added new property DI[] (set dice) - by request of Gary Wong.

2001-01-21

• Added two new games: Octi (GM[19]) and Gess (Gm[20]) by request from Tim Prime.
• New file: gess.html
• New file: octi.html
• File: properties.html: added new game numbers 19, 20 to GM property
• File: sgf4.html: added references to both games

2000-10-18

• Added new game: Backgammon (GM[6]) by request from Gary Wong
• New file: backgammon.html
• File: properties.html: added new game number 6 to GM property
• File: sgf4.html: added references to Backgammon

2000-01-15

• Added "Defaults" and "Properties" sections to Amazons.

2000-01-04

• Added web interface to SGFC
• Made web pages HTML 4.0 compliant

1999-12-17

• Added new game: Amazons (GM[18]) by request from Martin Müller.
• New file: amazons.html
• File: index.html: added references to Amazons
• File: properties.html: added new game number i18 to GM property
• File: sgf4.html: added references to Amazons

1999-01-07

• Created version history file :o)
• New file var.html: examples for variations
• File sgf4.html (SGF Basics)
  • Added "Contents" and modified layout
  • Updated link for EBNF dictionary entry
  • Added ... applications should not rely on the order of property values.
  • Added section "Private Properties"
  • Updated formatting of SimpleText: ... linebreaks preceded by a "\" are converted to "", i.e. they are removed (same as Text type).
  • Added information for tree structure of SGF file
  • Corrected some syntax errors
• File properties.html
  • Added "Contents" and modified layout
  • Corrected CS links to "CA"
  • Added new game number by request of Dave Dyer: Tantrix = 17
  • Added flag for FG: Ignore flags on/off (value: 32768) If on, then all other flags should be ignored and the application should use its own defaults.
  • Moved "TW and TB points must be unique, i.e. it's illegal to list the same point in TB and TW within the same node." to go.html, as TB and TW are described there.