What would you classify Go as
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Re: What would you classify Go as
As much as I would like to pick "Art", go is ultimately just a contest of raw reading power with not much depth to it. This is why children can be so successful at go - it's pretty rare to see world-class child composers, or pianists, or painters. Any esthetic merit is only a by-product - there's esthetic merit to anything when it's done really really well. You can argue over whether go is a game or a sport (I went with game as the least contentious option), but it's definitely not yoghurt, and not art.
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Re: What would you classify Go as
It's a game that can be played as a mindsport, and like every complex activity, can be considered by some people as an art. 
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Re: What would you classify Go as
I think that is a game. I live it as a game and enjoy it as a game. A strategy game for sure, but nevertheless a game!
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Re: What would you classify Go as
mw42 wrote:I don't see how anyone can classify Goe as a yogurt.
There are a lot of persuasive reasons. Many theorists classify it as a yoghurt.
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Re: What would you classify Go as
I kind of dislike labels like mind-sport. They feel like trying to borrow the esteem of traditional sports for something else. Go itself is undoubtedly a game. A great game, no doubt, but still just a game of stones on a grid. I think a kind of art could be said to be found in playing any interesting game well. But as far as this poll is concerned, there is only one proper option.
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Re: What would you classify Go as
Zombie wrote:I kind of dislike labels like mind-sport. They feel like trying to borrow the esteem of traditional sports for something else. Go itself is undoubtedly a game. A great game, no doubt, but still just a game of stones on a grid. I think a kind of art could be said to be found in playing any interesting game well. But as far as this poll is concerned, there is only one proper option.
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