GoQuest Go server

[Dontbtme]

At what I can see we can somehow invite friend (but I never tryied that feature)

Just in case my account is ... oca

I found what you're talking about. Seems like there is some 'secret word' involved...

[virre]

Well I tried playing there out, what I found from one game, which might be wrong in the long run, was an very early resignation from the opponent, I killed three of his stones and he gave up. I might consider this having something todo with a ranking system if it is such as you rank up on a certain number of wins regardless of losses. (Because if you just want to rank, you earn a lot on playing lots of games)

Also can you view games after you played them and is there sgfs of them somewhere on this app/server?

[Dontbtme]

Alright. I'm going to explain the ranking system again, as simply and clearly as I can. I'm gonna try anyway.
You begin at 30kyu whatever your real strength, like you begin at level 1 in any video game: the purpose of winning ranks is here just to motivate you but doesn't really matter.
What matters is your ELO rating, and it adjusts itself depending on the ELO rating of those you beat and were beaten by.
In conclusion, when you start an account, your 'rank' will be weaker than your ELO rating for a long time before it'll finally catch up. From then on, your rank will advance together with the maximum ELO rating you'll reach.
At that point, when your ELO rating goes down because of a few losses, your rank stays where it was and won't move until your ELO rating (hopefully) goes up again and reach new levels because, well, you made some progress and will live happily ever after (I wish I would).
But I repeat: on GoQuest, the ELO rating is the only thing that matters.

Concerning viewing your games or the sgf files: go to 'My page', then press on the 'Win loss' line and you'll have a list of your 30 last games with a 'View' button. Press again and you'll be able to 'view game' or 'Tweet this game' (but I don't have a Tweet account so I can't help with that).

[Traveller]

Also can you view games after you played them and is there sgfs of them somewhere on this app/server?

If you connect through a web browser, you can see the last game and Export is an option which results in the moves and players in SGF format. This is in a text field on the screen. You will have to Copy/Paste to get this in a file. The result and the ranks are not in the SGF, but you can add that information in the game editor of your choice.

ETA: Using the Android app (only reporting what I know), you can find the game in the list of recent games. When you click Tweet, it creates a tweet with the URL for the game. You can use this URL in a browser to find the game where you can Export the SGF. This works even if you don't send the Tweet (or even have a Twitter account).

[happysocks]

I like it (even though the time controls are a little bit too fast). Is anyone else having issues with the sound? I'm getting two for stones, one is a clean, crisp click just like a stone being played but the other is kind of a dull drum machine thud sounds nothing like a stone being played and it seems to alternate between these two sounds randomly, not a big deal as you can turn the sound off but it would be nice to play with sound. Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing this glitch. BTW the pro advice in the op sounds just the remedy.

[sybob]

I like it very much.
I play there for some time now. See also one of my earlier posts.

GoQuest uses a approach different than other go servers, but I find it very addictive.
Stronger players: do not let yourself be fooled by first appearance - there are a lot of (very!) strong players. Equally good for beginners and youngsters as well.
Many players, of all levels, speedy pairing.
Much fun, good for real life practice and reading skills. Recommended!

[bayu]

I like it, too. The Elo rating is very sensible. Unless you see a 15 kyu at 1800 Elo, then it is someone on his way up to 2400 and will give you a hard time. I had many good games against strong opponents.

A few things bug me, though. The remaining time should be somewhere central on top. I see a fair amount of time-outs of opponents who are winning, and I got a fair share of them, too. When focussing on the board the small number at the bottom right, often covered by my playing hand, doesn't get my attention.

I don't do sound, so the only sign to find out, whether the opponent passed is: your clock is running and there is no last-move marker on the board. Especially a challenge when you're in the 1 sec byoyomi.

I really like that you can review the games and edit them to play out variations. Unfortunately it doesn't offer a scoring function.

[schawipp]

Especially on 13x13 and with Smartphone this server teaches me to appreciate the value of misclicks. I had quite some situations where the "misclick" turned out to be much better than what I originally was up to. Another nice feature of the server is the very generous ranking system which - despite of being not a "serious" ranking system - gives a good feeling^^.

[RBerenguel]

[...]The Elo rating is very sensible. Unless you see a 15 kyu at 1800 Elo, then it is someone on his way up to 2400 and will give you a hard time.

Nah, I've been stuck at 1790-1810 since I was like 18k or so (now 4k.) I'd love to shoot to 2400, but looks like my current ability is slightly below 1800 (my current ELO hovers just below 1800, passing it occasionally.)

I had many good games against strong opponents.

]

Me too, indeed. Maybe it's psychological, but players in the 1850 area seem to play different from players in the 1700 area (and I'm still in the latter, or so it seems.)

[goTony]

I joined but now I cannot reaccess, I do not recall getting a password it went straight to a game. : ( And now says I have to go to my page....

[Uberdude]

I tried out the Go Quest app and it's nice for a quick small game. I'm 10k 1970 rating so far and have now had a few losses, but quite a few of these have been because if I have say four minutes left and go to the loo for two minutes then on my return I have lost by disconnection. Not sure if this is a bug or a feature to discourage AFK. During play I sometimes see a message 'reconnecting' so it seems activity is needed to maintain connection.

[1/7,000,000,000]

Since i read this thread i got addicted to it.
Thank you forum for turning me into a junkie...

[jeromie]

I joined but now I cannot reaccess, I do not recall getting a password it went straight to a game. : ( And now says I have to go to my page....

There is no password when you join, but it is device specific. If you connect on the same device you should not need a password, but you can go to your profile page and find a (randomly generated) sequence of letters and numbers that will allow you to log in from a different device.

[OdinSonnah]

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but I have been playing on the GoQuest server a lot lately, and on rare occasions I will encounter a method of winning that I do not understand. When the game has gone very long, and then I capture a large group of stones, it will sometimes end the game immediately, and say that I have won by "TKO". I only know that term from boxing, does anyone know what it means to win by TKO in Go?

[bayu]

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but I have been playing on the GoQuest server a lot lately, and on rare occasions I will encounter a method of winning that I do not understand. When the game has gone very long, and then I capture a large group of stones, it will sometimes end the game immediately, and say that I have won by "TKO". I only know that term from boxing, does anyone know what it means to win by TKO in Go?

You sure they don't end with 2 passes? I assumed TKO means winning regularly while your opponent doesn't even have a single living group.
Like boxing. Unfortunately it gets very rare as most opponents resign when that happens.