Isn't the name "Go" too confusing?

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Re: Isn't the name "Go" too confusing?

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Elom wrote:Place and put this. . .The Universal game.
too easy - The Universal Game, a Way to Acquire New Knowledge
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Re: Isn't the name "Go" too confusing?

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Bill Spight wrote:Igo (EE-GO) is another name. :)

I kind of like the glass bead game myself, but nobody calls it that.
Similar perhaps are shiny pebbles that could pass as large single-convex stones. . .

It would be convenient if it could be made into one word—speculotechnica is a bit of a mouthful :).
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Re: Isn't the name "Go" too confusing?

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0 바둑
1 Weiigo 圍囲碁
2 Lentitears
3 Speculotechnica
4 Handtalk, handlish
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Re: Isn't the name "Go" too confusing?

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0 田圍碁=baweigo.
0 1 Poetic name --> handlish, handtalk, hand language, sign language.
0 2 Literary name -> axe-rotting game, amber game, eternal game

1 Bill Spight -> Speculotechnica. me -> Lentitears
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