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Anyone ever heard of Go? It is a super cool board game, and is over 4,000 years old (!), making it the oldest game still played today. So far, I know a few tactics: the net, the ladder, general corner-side-center opening strategy, etc. I have estimated myself at about 26 kyu. Here are these ranks in Go:
30 kyu: just learned the rules of the game, but no strategy.
It progresses downward to 1 kyu.
1 Dan: after 1 kyu, it goes to Dan, then progresses upward to 9 Dan.
In US, Europe, Korea, China, and Japan, you can take a test to become a professional player then play Go for a career, then you go to 1 Pro Dan and progress to the highest possible rank, 9 Pro Dan.
I'll share more of my experience playing Go once this goes up.
submitted by GOlden Lion Tamarin, age 10 , 26 kyu in Go
(May 7, 2023 - 1:13 pm)
(May 7, 2023 - 1:13 pm)
Thank you for the less-than-2-hour posting, Admins!
I started getting interested in Go when I saw a travel 13x13 set in a Japanese marketplace. I bought it, looked up the rules online, and started playing. Then, when I learned that the "real" Go is actually 19x19, I used my allowance to buy a 19x19 travel set. So far, I have learned quite a bit of strategy.
Does anyone here play Go, or am I going to be the only one posting hundreds of comments about Go?
(May 7, 2023 - 3:02 pm)
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(May 7, 2023 - 8:18 pm)
My friends have Go, but we've never played it. Maybe we'll give it a try sometime soon . .
(May 8, 2023 - 8:54 am)
Cool! Here are the rules, though I doubt you'll refer to this:
1: On their turn, each player places one stone on any empty intersection. Black plays first. These stones are not moved unless they are captured.
2: A stone's Liberty is an empty intersection directly connected to a stone via a line. Diagonals do not count as liberties. When all the liberties are occupied, the stone is dead and is removed from the board. Each captured stone gives one point at the end of the game. If multiple stones are connected by lines, they are a group and instead of the individual stones' liberties, the group's liberties are thought of.
3: You may not place a stone so that it or its group immediately has no liberties, unless that action captures a enemy stone or group of stones.
4: wUpon mutual agreement, players tally the score by adding the amount of empty intersections that they have made a fence around, with or without the help of the sides, to the amount of enemy stones captured. Since white plays second, white gets an extra 6.5 points. Whoever gets the most points wins.
(May 8, 2023 - 10:27 am)
Great posting time, admins! Just about two hours.
(May 8, 2023 - 11:55 am)
I've played it a few times, but it's not really something I do to often. I remember generally liking it, although I haven't played enough to actually develop a strategy (or more) for it... I don't know the net, the ladder, general corner-side-corner opening strategy, or anything else you mentioned. I do remember learning the rules and the rankings though. It's cool you're playing!
(May 8, 2023 - 6:39 pm)
Helllo! I was playing Go today and yesterday! I have a 19x19 board, with a 13x13 on the back! I'm not very good at it but it's fun!
I think the Liberties are called Mei in japan, and something else abotu dame. Whitch mean horses eye, it also translates to useless.
(May 9, 2023 - 7:03 pm)
Hi Reuby!
Thats cool that you're playing! What is the hardest part to really play out? Mine is keeping the enemy from invading my framework for a territory (moyo). Actually, dame are neutral points; points surrounded by both sides, and therefore count for neither side.
(May 10, 2023 - 9:22 am)
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(May 12, 2023 - 11:03 am)