Life In 19x19

Ah! That means there is a better answer. Anyone else want to give it a try?

My first instinct was to go after the lower stones, so this took me a while to solve.

$$B Black to play and win
$$ ---------------
$$ | . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O 2 O . |
$$ | . . . . 1 3 . |
$$ | . X X X X . . |
$$ | . X O O . . . |
$$ | . O . . . O ...

Those are excellent suggestions, Bill. We will try that.

We had just been playing that the first person to capture any number of stones won. Now that you have explained how to structure it, I think that will work better. I'll forget about explaining eyes and territory for now and we'll just enjoy ...

LESSON PLANS
1. Start the 7-yr-old on 5x5 Capture Go.
2. Start the 10-yr-old on 7x7 Capture Go.
3. Play some 9x9 games with the 14-yr-old, who can already beat me sometimes at 9x9 Capture Go.
... So far, this has not gone exactly according to plan . They all really enjoy playing Capture Go ...

Bonobo wrote:

way2go wrote:[..] I tried and failed to get OGS to add a Beginners category. [..]

LOL, you didn’t “fail”, it’s just that some things have the motion dynamics of a supertanker

Well, Tom, you were right. OGS has added a new Beginners category. You may now say, "I told you so."

DrStraw wrote:If you want to play look me up on DGS.

That's a generous offer. Thanks so much. I haven't played on DGS yet, but I will check it out over the weekend.

(Wish I could like a post more than once. )

I originally posted this list on the OGS forum. This is a revised copy of that post, for any other L19 beginners who might be interested.

Free Resources for Beginners

When you are a Go beginner, the amount of information can be overwhelming. This is an annotated list of links that I, as a ...

This L19 Study Journals forum is a great idea, and it's encouraging to see so many experienced members willing to help weaker players. Since I'm serious about learning, I'm starting my own journal here to track my progress. It will also be a convenient place for me to ask questions.

GOALS
It has ...

I haven't seen those before, but my first thought was that they might be called "square boxes" rather than "rectangular bowls." A Google search returned these boxes: m . Those appear to be unfinished wood, probably not what you have in mind.

There is a note on that page (imperfectly translated from ...

... welcome regardless of whose kids you are teaching.
The kids are part of our extended family, so I consider them "mine."

... Good luck teaching your kids; I'd love to hear how that goes.
Thanks for asking. So far, all three have started on the easy problems at GoChild . The oldest has also ...

Hi Way2Go,

Thanks for the FreePik reference.
Does it require special software to 'use' the vector graphics ?
...
Hi, Ed,

Here is the support page with directions for how to edit a vector file: m

I've used Adobe Illustrator for editing other vector images (not from FreePik). Inkscape is a free ...

EdLee, it looks like you welcome all the newcomers here. Thank you for the time that takes. Everyone likes to see replies to their first posts.

LOL, you didn’t “fail”, it’s just that some things have the motion dynamics of a supertanker
Ah! Good to know. After no response for weeks, I pretty much ...

I've been active on the OGS forum, and I recognize some of the same names here . In February, I discovered Go while looking for a new board game to play with the family. I was hooked in a single afternoon of researching it. My goal is to teach three kids, ages 7, 10, and 14.

L19 has some great ...