Life In 19x19

Try some Goa music, i.e., https://www.boomfestival.org/boom2016/home/ . I find it very good when doing mental tasks like playing Go or programming.

I recommend searching for a local game evening on the homepage of your association (or on meetup.com or similar).

Thanks for the videos!

Are there any post-game interviews or commentaries by the players (in English)?

It may be wrong in the beginner joseki collection, which stands for a sequences where both players get an even result. Ok... granted.

The concept of gaining profit while attacking and not being merely defensive when having supporting stones nearby in handicap games is important for beginners to ...

Difficult to sit them down to play Atari game without explanation of liberty concept.


Sorry, I didn't make myself clear. Of course I meant also including the capturing rule. msgreg has explained it well and it's the way I explain it too. Especially the not talking too much part is not to be ...

Interesting to see HermanHiddema and Matthiasa mention the depth of go compared to other games as one of the elements that make it a better game. I see your point but yet im puzzled by what is exactly meant by depth? In principle these pure abstracts like checkers and reversi all have sufficient ...

As a beginner often plays handicap games, I'd propose the following.

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Every couple of years I play a game of Othello, Gomoku & Co. (and I tried your game btw, very nice!). I enjoy a little bit the tactics and getting lost in calculating the position, but not much more.

The strategic depth, that every game is different, and that I can still learn new things no matter ...

I second msgreg's approach. It's important to let beginners play (against each other, optimally) and not talk too much. Just say it's a fun game and has very few rules, sit them down and let them play a few Atari Go games. Real go can come later for those who get the game and enjoy it.

Regarding the German commercial, I hope to see some seconds of the complete board from above in the next video, e.g. a rapid progression of a (not chaotic) pro game. Those detail views look cool, but don't convey the beauty and size of the game imho.

Watching this reminded me of another commercial ...

Hi Thomas,

if you search for an introduction to the game I recommend the "interactive way to go" at http://playgo.to/iwtg/en as well as the really good wiki at http://senseis.xmp.net .

Have fun!
Matthias

I'm KGS 1k/2k and feel I have no clue about the game. I know there is so much more to learn - and I hope it will never change.

Well done, looks awesome!

I really enjoy your stories and photos. Thank you very much!

Hey paK0,

here's the list of go game evenings in Germany: http://www.dgob.de/spielen/index.htm

Gutes Spiel!