Anyone else here play go? if so, what level?
>>44785926
I'm level ten.
I do sometimes. Level is so so. /tg/ sucks, cause all it is D&D or Magic. There is never a abstract or some other 'regular' board games thread. Which website do you play at?
>>44786064
online-go.com
>>44786080
www.gokgs.com
Is also very good. Do you know of any website or software that does analysis on you games? Like stockfish for chess.
>>44785926
how are you supposed to eat all those eggs?
>>44785926
I understand the game go itself is enough to entertain someone. But have you tried the variations? There pretty fun when you want to change it up a little.
>>44786122
>analysis on you games? Like stockfish for chess
What do you mean by analysis on games?
>>44786274
Basically telling you which move is stronger than which one. Or who is ahead in certain positions. I understand that It's not going to be as strong as chess engines. But I thought maybe something similar.
>>44786313
Well with go, the number of points is concrete, so you don't really need software to tell you who is ahead. I know online-go will tell you the store, and let you analyze the game, creating situations that could happen and branching off while telling you the score for each
Anyone have a good source for life and death problems?
I find them pretty fun
>>44786424
http://www.goproblems.com/ they have all sorts of problems sorted by level and genre
>>44786471
Thanks anon, looks neat, having fat fingers on mobile issues at the moment with it, but will do more when I get home
>>44785926
Just started
Can beat my friends
Can't beat the fucking computer on easy
>>44785926
I've played a lot of 9x9 games, I do decently.
On the Go Free android app I can regularly beat the computer at difficulty 7, difficulty 8 I have probably like a 75% win rate, difficulty 9 I'm below 50%.
I've played a few 19x19 games and it's completely different. It's mentally exhausting but a ton of fun.
>>44785926
I've played Go a bit; I do well against casuals but I'm not sure how well I would do against regular players and enthusiasts.
>>44785926
One thing which I've found in Go is that it seems to be difficult for a losing player to regain the advantage. What do you think about this?
I wish the ai was better.
I'd play everyday if I could play good games against the computer.
>17 kyu
>>44785926
i've been estimated to be around 30kyu. 9kyu player rekt my ass.
>>44785926
Yes. I'm not too good, but I'm around 12k on panda and 16k or so on kgs. Kgs has been much better to me, though, both more challenging, and people reviewing games with me when they beat me. Panda is much easier, and people just quit when the game is over, not even a thanks or bye or well played or you suck.
>>44788796
I can actually beat computers on any setting but the hardest pretty easily, even when giving them 5 stones handicap. It's pretty easy. You should keep playing against humans for a while and it should come to you naturally.
>>44791479
That might be true as a beginner, or if you make a critically bad move midgame, but otherwise not at all. Some players are much stronger in the endgame and can gain 10-20 points easily, securing victory even though they were losing throughout midgame. Some players are really good with openings and will start with a 50 points advantage, but lose a lot during midgame and end up with few points advantage if they win, or simply lose. Some players are good at defense, so they end up with unassailable positions from which to launch attacks inside unstable aggressive player positions without risk, thus winning in the second half of midgame. Aggressive players basically want to win as many points as possible early so they can spend the rest of the time stabilizing their position while the enemy is routed.
There are tons of ways to catch up if you're behind, but it will depend on your playstyle and the one of your opponent. When it comes to computer go, there's no opponent playstyle to speak of, just abuse the AI. But you shouldn't play computer go anyway, it's not fun and gets too easy with any amount of practice, while teaching you very bad forms against real players.
>>44791720
>people just quit when the game is over, not even a thanks or bye
This hearts my heart
>/tg/ doesn't play go
What are you guys, casuals?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O-lwNzN0G0
Go Seigen vs Fujisawa Kuranosuke 1953 game, with analysis and alternative play explanations. It's a fucking fantastic game from both sides.
Also, does anyone have that game where black went all in into attack and cascaded all the way down, splitting the board right in halves?
>>44793802
contra carrera match between Go players? Cutthroat business.
>>44794464
u wot m8?
>>44794630
Contra carrera is a lucha libre match, literally means "versus career". Can be carrera contra carrera or any combination of hair and mask and resignation.
Just means that if you lose, you lose your career and have to resign.
>>44786064
>all it is D&D or Magic.
and 40k
Anyway what is our 40k, d&d, magic of boardgames?
>>44786064
krosmaster threads W H E N?
Does anyone ever tried to play conway game of life as a go game?
>>44795467
>Does anyone ever tried to play conway game of life as a go game?
It would be a pain in the ass, to check every single tile, to see who lives, who survives and who become dead.
But you can put the spirit of conway game of life on go, by changing some rules:
1-The game has simultaneous capture with suicide instead usual capture rule
1.1-On game of life everything happens at same time
2-The scoring method is stone scoring, so the one who wins is the one with most stones on board.
2.1-What sort of matter on game of life is having stuff that is alive.
3-Capture happen on a different way, A player can move or pass. The capture happen when white pass and on the previous turn black passed. The game ends when white pass and the 3 previous turns were passes.
3.1-On cownway game of life, you can put more than one stone on table or the game would never start
>>44795682
forgot rule 4
Diagonally adjacent pieces are also considered for the sake of making groups and capture.
>>44793802
>That game
>My head
The commentary helped a bit, but the divergent moves presented often got me off track and made it hard to follow.
I'm still a bit of a noob though, and it was an entertaining watch
>>44796671
I bet if the narrator didn't have such a thick accent it would have been easier to follow. If you practice enough, you'll also get a good feel for the different possibilities at each stage so you won't get too lost in the analysis either.
The level of play here is still significantly higher than anything you'll find online or in person, and the amount of long-term considerations is huge in those kinds of games. It's always hard to follow what pros are doing. A move that looks weak is actually the cornerstone of a brilliant move 50 turns ahead.
last bump
>>44796671
This and >>44796950.
I will not let this thread die.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_go_games
Anything worthy of discussion here?
>>44800082
>The atomic bomb go game is a celebrated game of Go that was in progress when the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. The venue of the game was in the suburbs of Hiroshima, about 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) from ground zero.[4]
>The game was about to enter its third and final day of play when the bomb dropped at 8:15 am. The players — Hashimoto Utaro, who was the Honinbo title holder, and Iwamoto Kaoru, who was the challenger — had replayed the game to the adjourned position but had not yet started to play on. The explosion caused disruption to the game, damage to the building, and some injuries to those attending the match. Play was resumed after the lunch break, and the game was played to a conclusion that evening. Hashimoto, holding White, won by five points.
>Play was resumed after the lunch break
God damn, Go Players are Bad ass
>>44793802
>"I could still feel the power after fifty-eight years. It moved my heart greatly."
>>44800329
You say that as if you weren't a go player yourself.
That's a lies isn't it? You're not actually saying you haven't started playing go yet, are you, anon-chan?
>>44801801
Sorry, I meant "professional" or "real" go players.
I've only played a handful of games total.
I'm about a 20k on OGS, which is to say, I kind of suck. ...and I never say goodbye to people, or good game. I always assume there's a language barrier? A poor excuse.
>>44802764
If they don't say anything either, then the community on OGS probably doesn't care. Eitherway, everyone understands English at least enough for this, so there's no language barrier issue at this level.
>>44802856
True. The games are pretty silent overall, in my experience. Though I mostly just have time for quick little 9x9 games anyway, so there's not exactly a whole lot of time to chat with the byo-yomi and all.
I've played it about... twice. I won both times though, so technically I have never lost a game of Go in my life.
>>44803002
The great majority of people will be playing fullboards, a few will be playing speed-go, and usually only beginners or people without much time to play will play 9x9 so it's not very representative to be fair. While 9x9 is useful to learn to play corners, it's widely different than a real fullboard corner and obviously plays completely different from a complete game.
>>44793802
The narrator's accent just kills me. Either way, I don't really know how to play go, just the rules, but I've still watched and enjoyed all of this.
>>44795221
When quest releases.
Anyone down for a game?
>>44803118
>end of march
b-b-but
what about the Bosses update?
>>44803253
5-5
>>44803294
>>44803345
4-7
>>44803385
I am assuming you mean
Across -> And then Down V
If you were counting from another corner, now is the time to let me know and I will fix it.
>>44803118
So never. Sad day.
>>44803468
first number is horizontal and starts on the bottom-left, second number is vertical and starts that the bottom-left. thus, 4-7 is the point immediately right of your first move at 3-7. We can continue from here if you want, though.
7-6 (below your second stone)
>>44803536
Below his second stone is (6, 5), isn't it?
>>44803602
The point on the bottom left is 1-1. It is 2 points down from my "second stone", and 3 points left.
>>44803536
Nah, I'd rather play against the moves you actually made rather than the moves I am just pretending you made.
Added some numbers to the grid to make it easier.
>>44803798
5-6
>>44803839
>>44803874
3-5
>>44803902
>>44803975
3-6
>>44793802
Some people (such as me) might find https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME0SQK_5BNY easier to understand.
>>44804013
>>44804077
4-5
>>44804119
>>44804161
6-3
>>44795743
This one rule would rule Go entirely though.
>>44804201
>>44804297
7-5
>>44804325
>>44804424
6-6
>>44786202
I've spent the last week or so playing pente, lotta fun, makes me want to learn go
>>44804489
>>44804569
6-5
>>44804604
>>44804638
I summon Enormous Baloth in Attack Mode!
He Double-Breaks your shields!
It's a Royal Flush!
Go Fish!
>>44804638
7-2
>>44804840
>>44804936
1-6
>>44804977
>>44805142
2-5
>>44805247
lurking here watching the game
>>44805303
1-5
>>44805426
Glad you're enjoying it, even if I am not sure I know what I am doing.
>>44805609
>>44805639
6-1
>>44805639I thought that you would do that. If I were black, then last go I would have gone where you went this go, in 6-2.
>>44805699As someone completely different, I would have tried B7,6 or thereabouts last move since B is fairly solid.
>>44805675
I'm not sure who to root for, there aren't any character sheets or anything
>>44805765
5-2
>>44805809
>>44805886
4-1
>>44805899
>>44805950
6-4
>>44805980
>>44806016
7-7
>>44806043
>>44806016
Are you doing another game after this? I'd be interesting in playing against you
>>44806083
4-7
>>44806086
I can probably do one more after this, but it would need to be on a client of some kind. The image editing is low effort but I don't want to do it for another full game tonight.
Gimme a client and a username to challenge and I'll set it up between moves in this
>>44806100
>>44806263
I don't have an account on any Go website so I'm going to register an account on online-go.com
Is that alright for you?
>>44806043
You probably should have gone with 8-7 here.
He would have had to respond with 8-8 to head you off, after which you could descend for liberties and then taken 7-7, or he would have taken 7-7, after which you could have tried to seize the corner.
It's getting too late, gotta go.
>>44804977
I actually meant 6-1 here. This was the second biggest error in the game.
>>44805765
6-1 is the wrong play here, I think 7-1 is correct.
>>44804325
7-5 is wrong. 7-6 is better. Black should win the corner with this.
>>44804297
White here is OK, but I think top corner (7-6 or 6-6) is the better move. Irrelevant given black's future mistake, though.
>>44806263
Next is connecting at 5-3, which should allow life at the cost of the bottom line. I think black can close the ko.
>>44806263
>>44806364
I am now on online-go.com under the name "spidermoney".
>>44806371
That would leave 3 spaces with 2 open ends and no initiative, even assuming you managed to setup. I don't see how it could ever make 2 eyes.
>>44785926
9 Kyu
>>44786122
>>44786313
Try igowin. It's 9x9 only, but has really good AI.
>>44806418
Alright, later man, thanks for the game.
I've taken my most recent move in case you want to come back and continue later.
>>44806436
Cool, sent you a challenge called '/tg/o'
>>44806502
Looking at it again, I agree with you.
I guess I was thinking in terms of a larger board.
>>44806589
>I've taken my most recent move in case you want to come back and continue later.
And for got to upload it >>44806418
Here
>>44806589
Bear with me as I try to locate the chat, please
>>44806672
On my screen it is some text below the chat window that says chat.
Doesn't really look like an input box imo, but clicking on it lets you type.
Well, any of you can watch if you are interested.
https://online-go.com/game/3711440
Anyone can watch, but you have to register to chat (f your browser will let you. Black can't, but white can)
>>44806855
>playing with komi on 9x9
>playing with 5.5 fucking komi on 9x9
c'mon!
>>44806882
I literally just kept everything on default, turn order was random.Also a lot of shit I've read implies that 9 by 9 need komi as well, but I don't really know
>>44806929
9x9 needs 0.5, maybe 1.5 max komi. 0.5 is just a tie breaking in favor of whoever doesn't act first, it's effectively no komi.
>>44806989
>>44806855
White lost even with the Komi either way.
I'm pretty bad with my opening game, and it created a bad spot for midgame where I invested too heavily in what proved to be a dead groupor at least a group beyond my ability to save.
I'm going to bed, but more anons should play, it's fun!
>>44804048
God damn it anon, after that video I ended up watching his other shit I'm watching this guy go over some game played by... Some guy he knows online.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME?
>>44808908
Play some games yourself, next!
>>44808908
The first of his Go lectures? I found that video as well; I haven't watched much of it, though.
Last time i played was about 5 years ago, and that was when i was teached how to play.
what site is noob friendly?
>>44814190
I like https://online-go.com/ personally, haven't played too much on it, but if nothing else they have a lot of fun life/death problems
