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by kc9hzn
Thu Oct 10, 2013 12:07 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Go, English, Math
Replies: 66
Views: 32178

Go, English, Math

Or brass, hat, and shaft could all sound the same in your dialect, like they do to me. Merry, Mary, Marry. Caught, cot.
by kc9hzn
Sat Oct 05, 2013 4:14 pm
Forum: Introductions and Guidelines
Topic: Hello!
Replies: 3
Views: 5185

Hello!

Thank you! I do have the SmartGo Books app, and I've bought the first two books from the Graded Go Problems series. I'm working through the second.
by kc9hzn
Tue Oct 01, 2013 8:02 pm
Forum: Introductions and Guidelines
Topic: Hello!
Replies: 3
Views: 5185

Hello!

My name's Daniel, and I'm from Illinois. As you might have guessed from my username, I'm an amateur radio operator. I'm also a beginner on-and-off go player (~24k on KGS). (I also play chess, mostly on chess.com.) I principally play on my iPad, but I also have a cheap set, and I'm considering ...
by kc9hzn
Sun Sep 29, 2013 8:14 pm
Forum: Gobans and other equipment
Topic: First real goban for a complete beginner?
Replies: 14
Views: 10977

First real goban for a complete beginner?

I really like the idea of the magnetic hinge. It shouldn't wear out like a normal folding hinge does. But yeah, I really like the idea of having two 9x9 or 13x13 boards handy. It's usually only four or five of us who get together to play games, and we like to get a couple of games in in a night, so ...
by kc9hzn
Sun Sep 29, 2013 12:15 pm
Forum: Gobans and other equipment
Topic: First real goban for a complete beginner?
Replies: 14
Views: 10977

First real goban for a complete beginner?

Oh sorry, I'm in the US and I'm looking for a board between $50 and $100. Actually, I just saw a $75 YM Imports board on eBay that was 13x13 on one side and 19x19 on the other. 2" bamboo. That's pretty close to what I want, though I'd rather have a 19x19 grid on one side and a 9x9 on the other. How ...
by kc9hzn
Sun Sep 29, 2013 10:34 am
Forum: Gobans and other equipment
Topic: First real goban for a complete beginner?
Replies: 14
Views: 10977

First real goban for a complete beginner?

About a year ago, I bought my first go set, it was one of the ~$30 box "delux go sets". Good enough for learning at home, but the board itself seems a bit too cheap. I'm a bit concerned about carrying it around, say, to board game night. While I'd really love to have a floor goban for my own use ...