Thread: Baduk/WeiChi/Go

This is a thread about Baduk(otherwise known as go)
A breif summary about it:
Go is a board game played on a 19x19 board with 361 points on the board(360 degrees in a circle and 261 because its polar).Its between two players and the objective is to get the most territory from capturing or aquiring territory.Go is VERY addictive.Go is as addictive as many of us are addicted to anime and manga.Its that addictive.

Right now I Hanul am willing to teach,just find me in #HS or AIM me.Zeh is also willing to teach (though he should actually get stronger before he starts teaching).If more and more people play we might ahve our own little tournament along with a ranking sheet.

Ranking sheet:
Hanul
others(ill put you in once i can get a clear idea of who is stronger than who)

im still trying to improve at go, i play a couple times a week. since you tried teaching me i won a couple of times. you ever play shougi, i hear its like japanese version of chess. i want to try learning that too.

Post your rank here,that way we can make a list of everyones strengths

Anyone mind teaching me how to play or send links where I can play online?

im getting pwned to an absurd extent.

the server thought it would be funny to give me the rank of 19k?. but im not even 30k?. meaning i get to get pwned a lot. .... .... i am getting sick of losing...

losing isnt so bad.. but getting destroyed... thats... not so much fun...i wish there was just a place to practice....

Like I said if you wish to learn giev me your aim or find some way to comunicate with me,that way I can teach you.
I recommend this server KGS;
http://kgs.kiseido.com/en_US/applet.jsp
You need java for this.

my rank is still a question mark. how many games do i have to play before i get a rank?

Once you actually win some games;then you can get yourself a rank,and if you still ahve a question mark,wow,your worse then beginners...

Originally Posted by 1cor1313

Anyone mind teaching me how to play or send links where I can play online?

I think the object of the game is to have as many of your own pieces on the board. The best strategy is to trap your opponents pieces. (encircle them). This will force them to remove those pieces from the board.

Though, I'm not entirely sure. I don't follow chinese games very well.

Originally Posted by coolpuprocks

Originally Posted by 1cor1313

Anyone mind teaching me how to play or send links where I can play online?

I think the object of the game is to have as many of your own pieces on the board. The best strategy is to trap your opponents pieces. (encircle them). This will force them to remove those pieces from the board.

Though, I'm not entirely sure. I don't follow chinese games very well.

Thats somewhat of how it is.Your supposed to have the most territory (the intersections) to win.Think of it like a buisness, you want to be number one in your industry.So you need to eliminate the competition,or atleast gain the most out of it.You need to make sure your competetion doesnt try to take over your company (invading your territory),while at the same time your trying to take over his(invading their territory) And you shouldnt invest too much in your own company incase that company fails (opponet was sucessful in capturing a large amount of your stones,or invading a good peice of your territory) In the end its who made the biggest profit.

The strategy is supopsed to gian the most territory,capturing is only a side thing,but capturing is very important because if you capture,then you gain yourself a peice of territory and a good strong point at what could be the beginnings of a large amount of territory

Oh yeah and if you want to learn just aim me and we can set up a game in 5 minutes tops