Go Players Unite

subbergod · Naginata Ashigaru Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 553

I am a big Go buff, and have been wanting to make this thread for a while. SOMEBODY here has to be decent at the game.

I would love to disscuss gameplay, or set up a match at http://www.gokgs.com/ if anyone is interested. If there were enough people intersted, I think it would be a cool addition to the forum.
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Harutard · Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:29 am Post subject:

years ago i was a decent player >_<
but nobody there to play with me...
well...maybe i look into it one more time...but to become a decent player again...could take a while...
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Kimmie-chan · Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 5:15 am Post subject:

Go! Haha Hikaru no Go got me hooked onto this game ^^ (took me years to find a Goban around here >.> even now I only have a crappy plastic sheet as the Goban...) although I only know how to play ... not very good at it.
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subbergod · Naginata Ashigaru Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 553

Anyone willing to play me on KGS?
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Kuro-Sama · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:36 pm Post subject:

Man, just reading this thread made me want to play Go again, but of course, I was still a n00b. I still have a long way to go for me to be good.

subbergod · Naginata Ashigaru Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 553

Even you guys who say you aren't very good should try to play online. there are players on kgs that have terrible play skills.
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xenocrisis0153 · Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 5:47 pm Post subject: Re: Go Players Unite

subbergod · Naginata Ashigaru Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 553

As you put your stones down and see the patterns and situations develop, you will be learning how to play.

Two players sit face to face with the Go board, an empty grid, between them.

Players choose either black or white pieces, called stones. In an even game, Black plays first. In a handicap game, Black begins with stones already on the board, and White makes the first move.

Players take turns, playing one stone at a time, on the intersections on the grid, called points.

The object of the game is to coordinate your stones to surround more points than your opponent.

All stones on the board will have one or more grid lines, called liberties, extending from them, or will be connected by lines to stones of the same color that have liberties. If all the liberties are blocked, the stone is said to be captured. Captured stones are removed from the board.

Once played, stones do not move, unless they are captured.

You can't play on a point without liberties, as a stone played there is immediately removed. An exception is when you are capturing stones, as you gain liberties by capturing.

As a consequence of these rules, you will discover that some stones are safe, that is, they can never be captured, if they have surrounded two separate points, called eyes. Groups that have or can make two eyes are said to be alive. Stones or groups of stones that can be captured are said to be dead. An exception is the rare situation called dual life, where neither side has two eyes, yet neither side can capture.

A consequence of the rule that you gain liberties by capturing, therefore you may play on a point without liberties if you are capturing, is that a shape called ko may develop. The rule of ko is important because it allows the game to continue. In some situations players could immediately capture a stone that has just captured, resulting in an endless stalemate. In these cases, the rule of ko states that you may not immediately capture a stone that has just captured in ko until you have played somewhere else on the board first.

The game is over when both sides pass. Players should only pass when no more points can be surrounded. In practice knowing when there are no more points to be surrounded and passing at the correct time is difficult. You may cost yourself points by continuing to play, or lose the opportunity to make points by passing too early.

Once both players have passed, count the number of surrounded points. Captures and dead stones count as an additional one point each. The player with more points is the winner.

http://www.samarkand.net/Academy/learn_go/overview.html

That will teach you how to play far better than I ever could.
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07cbdj · Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:25 pm Post subject:

I'm very interested in this game, but it's damn hard to play. I tried it a few times with one of my friends but it was like wtf is going on, what should we do now? I really need a site that explains the rules clearly, and then when I'll have time I can practice. I'm thinking about buying the game, so I can practice with my brother who would be an equal player. Total n00b. xD
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subbergod · Naginata Ashigaru Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 553

Go is actually one of the easiest games to learn. Far easier then chess.

http://www.samarkand.net/Academy/learn_go/overview.html

heres a site
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giggity · Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 7:00 pm Post subject:

ahh ive seen this game on many anime and kung fu movies. it takes a very smart, strategic person to be very good at this game. im willing to try it out, since i was interested in chess a long time ago. this sound similar to chess except different in many ways. subbergod lets me and u play sometime and u can teach me as we play
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07cbdj · Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 1:26 pm Post subject:

subbergod · Naginata Ashigaru Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 553

As I said, the best way to learn is to go to KGs Go server, and log in as a guest. Then play some games in the begginers room. Learning to play go is one of the best things I ever did. I quit my schools chess club, becaused compared to go, chess sucks.
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07cbdj · Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:15 am Post subject:

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