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[–] Furbag 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I wanted to learn how to play after watching a few dozen episodes of Hikaru no Go, but it's such an obtuse game. Chess I can understand, but Go has a level of strategy that my mind just can't grasp.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

That's the great thing tho, the rules are very simple, anyone can pick up how to play. Then the strategy has so many layers that people can devote a lifetime of study to it, and it can become quite a psychological battle of wills between the two players in a way. But you can enjoy it right from the beginning without all that. And the handicap system means a game between players of very different skill can still be fun. Man I need to get back into playing go!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

+1 for Hikaru no Go

Bought a Go set and brought to chess club; that went well lol

Read the Janice Kim books from her Learn to Play Go series and played some online

In the end stopped playing from lack of local players; now I play various other board games instead