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Uncle Jam posted:Nova Go Server I'm in as Bobby Digital, hook me up please
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Uncle Jam posted:Nova Go Server
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Feb 12, 2013 22:47
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Uncle Jam hasn't been around in a while. I'd let you guys in but I don't have any way to do it.
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Feb 13, 2013 01:54
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I really want to find a new hobby that I can feel good about sinking my time into unlike playing another horrid video game for way too much time. I've tried Go before but I get so neurotic about being lovely at things and feel like I'm wasting time of people that are trying to teach me to play. Can someone tell me I'm a beautiful flower while I go through these drat tutorials again and learn how the hell I'm supposed to play.
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Feb 13, 2013 02:23
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Sorry about my being terrible, but I added the people who asked and also made Robo an admin.
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Feb 13, 2013 03:51
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Haoma posted:4d by 2013 fail
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Feb 13, 2013 03:52
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belt posted:I really want to find a new hobby that I can feel good about sinking my time into unlike playing another horrid video game for way too much time. I'm pretty bad and very out of practice we can play together.
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Feb 13, 2013 03:57
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Prince Reggie K posted:I'm pretty bad and very out of practice we can play together. This sounds like a great idea to me. Are you on KGS or is there another way that you prefer to play? Also, a question for the rest of the thread, is there a good supplier for a decent goban and stones? I'm trying to convince some friends to learn with me and would like to have a decent set. Price isn't a huge issue as long as it's decent quality.
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Feb 13, 2013 04:35
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Ymimports.com, Yellow Mountain imports, has good quality stuff, you get what you pay for. I splurged and got a $130 set with a board, cover, yunzi stones, bowls, and it will outlast me and is beautiful.
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Feb 14, 2013 09:07
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Nova.gs seems cool, can I get a group invite? Username Alcoholism
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Feb 14, 2013 09:22
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Alcoholism posted:Nova.gs seems cool, can I get a group invite? Username Alcoholism Invite sent!
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Feb 14, 2013 17:42
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belt posted:I really want to find a new hobby that I can feel good about sinking my time into unlike playing another horrid video game for way too much time. I feel the same re: video games. If it's any consolation, Go has been around for 2000 years. It's dependable and deep Come on KGS and add "oiseaux" to your friend & Fan list. PM me and I'll happily give teaching games! Also see OP for getting into the KGS SA room
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Feb 14, 2013 17:58
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I'll give Nova a try. Username is Tequila Bob.
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Feb 14, 2013 20:55
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Tequila Bob posted:I'll give Nova a try. Username is Tequila Bob. You're invited.
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Feb 14, 2013 22:28
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I too would like an invite to Nova. Username is belt Thanks!
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Feb 15, 2013 02:16
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belt posted:I too would like an invite to Nova. Username is belt sent
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Feb 15, 2013 05:06
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uh zip zoom posted:I'm in as Bobby Digital, hook me up please I think I got lost in the shuffle for an invite to the group on nova.gs, could I please get one?
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Feb 19, 2013 23:06
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uh zip zoom posted:I think I got lost in the shuffle for an invite to the group on nova.gs, could I please get one? I'm not sure what keeps happening - I've added you a number of times. I just sent a request again. Also, users can now request to join the group so you can now ask for an invite in the system.
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Feb 19, 2013 23:39
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Hate this. Black to play and live
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Feb 21, 2013 14:27
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Add me as a friend on Nova.gs, username: oiseaux
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Feb 21, 2013 14:38
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oiseaux morts 1994 posted:Hate this. Black to play and live I'm completely guessing here, but S3?
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Feb 21, 2013 15:58
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s3 r3 s1 gently caress this game asd[agf[a
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Feb 21, 2013 16:42
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IMlemon posted:s3 r3 s1 gently caress this game asd[agf[a That's what I got, gotta force dat snapback. It's an interesting problem though, I would have given it up for dead in a real game. That's pretty much why doing lots of problems makes you stronger I think - because you know that the problem MUST have a solution you solve it, whereas if you don't have that attitude in game, you'll give up after not trying to read it enough. o.m. 94 fucked around with this message at 17:43 on Feb 21, 2013 |
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Feb 21, 2013 17:40
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I joined nova.gs as Successful Student, please accept my request to join your group so that I can start learning how to play Go.
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Feb 22, 2013 01:10
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I'm in nova.gs as Wheeler. I'm really terrible, so hopefully I can play someone with some patience. Edit: thanks for the add. Wheeler W Wetherby fucked around with this message at 08:18 on Feb 22, 2013 |
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Feb 22, 2013 07:13
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Hey guys if any of you want teaching games I would heartily recommendcoming to KGS, because correspondence games (like on nova.gs) take a loooong time to complete. Instructions in the OP!
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Feb 22, 2013 10:16
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Yeah, I think the biggest trap that new players get caught in when they learn go is taking way too loving long when they play games. DGS and other servers with post play are awful, awful ways to learn the game; they take forever and you miss out on the social aspect of being on a server with a bunch of people playing live games. You will never get any good at go without playing a lot of games, or making some strong friends to teach you poo poo. I get annoyed with the 30:00 base time per side on KGS for that reason, because new players just don't have thirty minutes of thought in their game and it's far more productive to just get out there and play a bunch of games. When two 16ks play a game that lasts an hour and ten minutes, that just says to me that they wasted an hour and could have done a best of seven instead.
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Feb 22, 2013 23:02
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So I'm not quitting go or anything but just heads up I got a GBA go game for sale and also a DS go game for sale. Both from Japan. I still play go sometimes...I miss you bros...
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Feb 24, 2013 20:15
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Play Go every day. Has anyone got any thoughts on Hirofumi's ~*crazy*~ openings? These were played in professional games.
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Feb 26, 2013 13:43
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The second one looks like a couple of 30 kyu players at first.
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Feb 26, 2013 18:25
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I can't log into Nova.gs any more for some reason so sorry to those that I was playing. I guess my account was deleted or something 
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Mar 1, 2013 00:35
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belt posted:I can't log into Nova.gs any more for some reason so sorry to those that I was playing. I guess my account was deleted or something I contacted the admins, and they suggested you shoot a support email so they can get a better idea of what is going on. edit: if you are using gmail to log in, be sure to press the google button instead of manually entering in the info in the login page.
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Mar 1, 2013 01:29
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Thanks Robo, the admins contacted me and pointed out that I'm pretty much a giant idiot, haha. I wish I could get the game back with Wheeler that I automatically forfeited.
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Mar 2, 2013 02:11
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belt posted:Thanks Robo, the admins contacted me and pointed out that I'm pretty much a giant idiot, haha. Nah, you weren't the only one. The admins in chat said there were 3 or 4 others who had the same problem. They are trying to improve the UI.
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Mar 2, 2013 02:50
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Hey, I requested to join the Nova group, D Quad.
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Mar 4, 2013 17:51
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Quad posted:Hey, I requested to join the Nova group, D Quad. You got it! I've received a couple requests on the server from people wanting to join the group but with no post in this thread. If you want in, please post in here, too. Everybody play Go. Also, since I don't think it's been mentioned here, this guy's (Nick Sibicky) video lecture series has been pretty helpful for me as a relative beginner. RoboBlaster fucked around with this message at 18:01 on Mar 4, 2013 |
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Mar 4, 2013 17:57
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I've been dicking around with go for a while and I've always been pretty terrible at it, but I have a good time. I get the basic idea, but I've never done problems and can't really beat anyone who has more than an inkling of how to play. Recently I decided to take advantage of the fact I live in China and find an old sagely dude to teach me the ways of weiqi. I found out there's a center that teaches caligraphy, painting, music, chinese chess, and go near my house so I hit that it up. A lot of middle schoolers, but a number of college kids and young professionals getting their go and music on. Excited to have a foreigner in their midst, some old dude who is apparently pretty well ranked and the big bossman of the center wanted to sit down and play against me just to see what the white devil was like on the go board. About 5 minutes later he sighed and called over a 7 year old kid, He then instructed the 7 year old to teach me the fundamentals of Not Being A Bad and went off elsewhere. So yeah, now I'm learning go from a 7 year old.  I'll let you all know if I ever outgrow my teacher I won't this kid is too good, he gave me some of his old problem books because he thinks they're too easy. I do have a question though. All my experience is in China using Chinese scoring rules, but all the online go mentioned here seems to use Japanese scoring. I've been told like 99% of the time both methods will end up at the same person winning, but am I going to be at even more of a disadvantage going in with Japanese rules? Are play-styles radically different between the two?
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Mar 4, 2013 18:13
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First, as someone who has nobody to play with IRL, I am super jealous that you have the ability to immerse yourself like that. Take advantage and you'll get stronger super quick! In regards to scoring, don't worry about it at all - you won't be winning your first games anyway, just focus on getting a hang of things first.
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Mar 4, 2013 18:20
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Magna Kaser posted:I do have a question though. All my experience is in China using Chinese scoring rules, but all the online go mentioned here seems to use Japanese scoring. I've been told like 99% of the time both methods will end up at the same person winning, but am I going to be at even more of a disadvantage going in with Japanese rules? Are play-styles radically different between the two? I'm just guessing from the way it works, but it seems to me that Japanese scoring was designed to give the same result as Chinese scoring, but also to be faster to count. So if anything it will help you estimate the score more quickly during the game. Also, under Chinese scoring, if your opponent wants to fill all the dame (the little pockets of neutral territory at the end of the game) you'll need to follow suit, but often either one point isn't enough to affect the result or there are an even number of dame, so the players won't bother. (Under Japanese scoring, the dame are not worth any points at all.)
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Here is an explanation I wrote some time ago of a once-in-a-blue-moon corner case where different scoring rules produce different results (this won't happen to you):Xom posted:For example, there's a corner position called Bent Four in the Corner. White (for supposition) has a tiny group in the corner. Black has a move that initiates a favorable ko fight (i.e. White needs to make his first ko threat before Black makes his) that kills the group if Black wins it and lets it live if White wins it. White has no way to initiate any such ko fight (favorable or not), and neither player has any other move that improves his position in the corner.
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