Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 5:48 pm
Hello all,
I am brand new to Go. Back in 2004 I was looking around in Barnes and noble and I saw the book 'Go! More Than a Game' by Peter Shotwell, and after looking through it, thought it would be a great game to learn. After a while, i bought 'Many Faces of Go 11' and started to study the game. Because of school and family things, I didnt have time to learn the game, and am just now trying to pick it back up.
I have read the book, gone through the way of go on www.playgo.to and have done quite a few problems with the Many faces program as well as problems on goproblems.com. I can win about half of the games I play against the computer on a 9x9 board, but when I play on a 13x13 board, the computer decimates everything I try to do. It is very disheartening, as I think this game would be very fullfilling to learn to play well.
I have read pretty much everywhere that playing multiple games is the best way to learn, but I guess its hard to learn when you dont know what you are doing wrong. I live in North Dakota and do not have a Go club anywhere in the state, so the internet is pretty much my only resource. Any pointers for someone starting out, ways to get games, and ways to keep from getting disheartened by losing to the computer?
Thanks in advance!
Jonathan
{Posted by Jonathan}
I am brand new to Go. Back in 2004 I was looking around in Barnes and noble and I saw the book 'Go! More Than a Game' by Peter Shotwell, and after looking through it, thought it would be a great game to learn. After a while, i bought 'Many Faces of Go 11' and started to study the game. Because of school and family things, I didnt have time to learn the game, and am just now trying to pick it back up.
I have read the book, gone through the way of go on www.playgo.to and have done quite a few problems with the Many faces program as well as problems on goproblems.com. I can win about half of the games I play against the computer on a 9x9 board, but when I play on a 13x13 board, the computer decimates everything I try to do. It is very disheartening, as I think this game would be very fullfilling to learn to play well.
I have read pretty much everywhere that playing multiple games is the best way to learn, but I guess its hard to learn when you dont know what you are doing wrong. I live in North Dakota and do not have a Go club anywhere in the state, so the internet is pretty much my only resource. Any pointers for someone starting out, ways to get games, and ways to keep from getting disheartened by losing to the computer?
Thanks in advance!
Jonathan
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