jeromie wrote:My question is just ... why? Can't [players on Tygem] just challenge lower rated players?
I have no idea why people like trouncing people far below their skill level, but they apparently do, especially on Tygem. Maybe some people don't realize they can set a higher rank to start, or they just want to work their way up? I don't know.
I'd give ogs (online-go.com) a try. A lot of new players are there. I think setting a rank somewhere in the low-mid 20s would probably lead to fair games (maybe 22k?). Worst case you lose some games and drop down. There might still be some people on OGS who don't know they can set a higher rank to start with, so I think there are some strong players floating around on OGS at 30k.