Editing Gonnect (section)

==History==
''Gonnect'' was discovered on July 18, 2000 by Dr. João Neto, while he was updating his website "Variations on Go". He was aiming to combine the play of ''Go'' with the connection objective of ''Hex'', but was stymied by the deadlocks resulting from two-eye structures. In discussion with other game players, Neto realized that adding a "no pass" rule would resolve this.<ref name=AG-Sum2001/> Rules have been published proposing the use of both 13×13<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nestorgames.com/rulebooks/gonnect_en.pdf |title=Gonnect: A board game for 2 players by João Pedro Neto |publisher=Nestor Games |access-date=27 June 2022}}</ref> and 9×9 boards,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mathematik.hu-berlin.de/~ploog/BSB/Gonnect.pdf |title=Gonnect, João Pedro Neto (2000) |website=Leibniz Universität Hannover |author=Ploog, David |access-date=27 June 2022}}</ref> although 9×9 and smaller boards give the first player (Black) a strong advantage.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerz.net/~pbmserv/gonnect.html |author=Rognlie, R. |title=Help For Gonnect |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000818071102/http://www.gamerz.net/~pbmserv/gonnect.html |archive-date=August 18, 2000 |url-status=live |website=Gamerz.net}}</ref>