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The second and following fields in the `:' line of a pattern
are optional and of the form value1(x),value2(y),...
. The available set
of values are as follows.
terri(x)
Forces the territorial value of the move to be at least x.
minterri(x)
Forces the territorial value of the move to be at least x.
maxterri(x)
Forces the territorial value of the move to be at most x.
value(x)
Forces the final value of the move to be at least x.
minvalue(x)
, maxvalue(x)
Forces the final value of the move to be at least/most x.
shape(x)
Adds x to the move's shape value.
followup(x)
Adds x to the move's followup value.
The meaning of these values is documented in See Move Generation.