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    Post Go Faq / Links

    Howdy,

    Similar to what is seen in the Okinawan arts forum, this post will serve as a Go Faq and internet links message.

    A preliminary list of items for this post should include:

    1. Go instruction
    2. Go resources
    3. Internet Go

    Please add links to sites that you've all found invaluable to your Go playing and that would benefit others on E-budo. Include a short spill on the information or link.


    Preliminary links:
    http://gobase.org/index.html (Go, an addictive game)
    THE site for Go research and general Go information.



    Enjoy!

    mikehansen

    [Go, an addictive game - site address edited / updated 12/11/01]
    Last edited by burp; 11th December 2001 at 23:36.

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    Here is a good intro/history page:
    http://www.well.com/user/mmcadams/gointro.html

    This the Go Teaching Ladder, where you can have games reviewed by more advanced players:
    http://gtl.jeudego.org/

    Another good intro:
    http://www.telgo.com/

    The No Name Go Server, for playing online:
    http://nngs.cosmic.org

    Yahoo also has go at:
    http://games.yahoo.com

    There is the news group rec.games.go:
    http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...p=rec.games.go

    Also http://www.goproblems.com
    for go problems
    Last edited by mikes; 2nd August 2001 at 16:12.
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    I prefer http://kgs.kiseido.com for playing online...

    Nick

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    Telgo.com is FUN! Very addictive too. Can't wait to go back tomorrow for another round.
    Alexander Griffith
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    o musho ju ni sho goshin (From the mind that abides nowhere comes a bodhisattva) -The Diamond Sutra

    "The Past Belongs to The Future, but it can only be preserved by the present."

    *Founding member of the Clanna Cathasaigh, member of the Spirit Clan, and adopted brother of the Snake Family/Clan.*

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    Howdy,

    Allow me to add an excellent link to a newspaper column on Go that I've enjoyed for a few years.

    Newspaper: Yomiuri Shinbun (online english edition) http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/index-e.htm

    Click on "The Magic of Go" feature.

    A direct link to "The Magic of Go" feature: http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/igo_e/index.htm

    Back issues can be found at the bottom of the current issue.


    For those new to the game, I'd recommend going to the first issue and work toward the most current (currently issue #160) reading topics that sound most interesting to you.

    Enjoy!

    mikehansen

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    Howdy,

    A list of links from another thread on computerized go programs is as follows:

    Originally posted by Chi
    Igowin is a progressive player-versus-computer 9x9 grid Go game, which starts you off at about 25th Kyuu and progresses upwards. Apparently, it has a 6th Kyuu rating from Japanese Nihon-Ki-in, based on test games and matches against 9th Dan.

    http://www.smart-games.com/igowin.html

    Alternatively, there is a GNU version of Go.

    http://www.public32.com/games/go/

    (You will almost certainly want a nice UI for this one, as it is a DOS prompt based version. try TanGo - http://www.amourtan.com/tango015.exe)

    ...

    Regards,

    Chris.
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    Originally posted by burp
    Howdy,

    The latest version of Many Faces of Go can be purchased at: http://ishigames.com/

    The latest version of Many Faces of Go can also be purchased at: http://www.yutopian.com/

    HandTalk can be purchased at: http://www.yutopian.com/

    Many Faces of Go version 10 is a nice program for learning Go. It has a zillion features like: having access to thousands of joseki, many pro game records, TgWin client software for playing on IGS type internet go servers. On the NNGS go server (http://nngs.cosmic.org/), you may still be able to play against Many Faces of Go. A great way to try it out.

    Handtalk was once (still is?) the strongest of all the computer go games.

    ...

    Enjoy!

    mikehansen
    The orginal thread can be found at: http://www.e-budo.com/vbulletin/show...5543#post85543

    Enjoy!

    mikehansen

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    Post IGS type Go Server

    Howdy!

    Another IGS type Go server that is worth visiting is WING (Worldwide Internet Gokaisho): http://www.wing.gr.jp/

    This server is located in Japan, so most of the folks that visit the server are Japanese. So, should you want to brush up on your Japanese, this is a good place to go. However, don't be intimidated, should you not speak Japanese ... the people who play here enjoy chatting in English and are very welcoming. Shoot for Friday nights and weekends, Japanese time.

    BTW, this is the only place I've been able to play Paired Go. Really fun!

    If you don't have a Go client (WinIGC, TGWin, etc), you can follow the links to play through your browser (IE 5.0 or above) on WING. NErgo is a nice option when going this route.

    To summarize Go Servers listed so far (02/25/02):

    http://panda-igs.joyjoy.net/English/ (IGS)
    http://nngs.cosmic.org (NNGS)
    http://www.wing.gr.jp/ (WING)

    http://kgs.kiseido.com (KGS)
    http://games.yahoo.com (Yahoo)

    Enjoy!

    mikehansen

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    Default Shareware Version?

    Does anyone know of a shareware version of Go? Both my wife and I are interested in trying it out, but don't want to buy a game that we will not enjoy.

    Not concerned with fancy grafix, I prefer games that play well.
    Ron Rompen
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    Post Re: Shareware Version?

    Hi Ron!

    Originally posted by Ron Rompen
    Does anyone know of a shareware version of Go?
    Here is a link: http://www.smart-games.com/index.html

    This link is for The Many Faces of Go (MFGo). There is a shareware (freeware actually) version of 9x9 go. Tutorial included. One must pay to get the full version. This would give you a taste of MFGo. A shareware version of a joseki library for the Palm is also available.

    In my mind the full MFGo is a great deal. It is quite strong and provides tutorials, joseki library, hints, professional game records, and now it has TGWin (an internet go client - some folks' favorite) thrown in as part of the program for free (TGWin goes for about $35 dollars itself). Using MFGo is really a good way to start Go.

    I had an old(!) version of MFGo years ago. Having it allowed me to play go more often (pre-internet access times) and to get friends interested (they could learn go from the tutorials). There always comes a time when its better to play human opponents rather than a computer go game, but until then one can get a lot of use from the computer go game. Besides, with TGWin now thrown in ... the transition to playing against human opponents on the internet couldn't be any simpler.

    Enjoy!

    mikehansen

    P.S. (03/14/02) The Many Faces of Go can be played against on the Internet Go Server (IGS - see links on previous post). Look for "ManyFaces" rated as 18k*. You can challenge it for a match and play against it.

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    There is an article on Go in this weeks New Scientist (13 April, 2002 No 2338 pg 38-40) entitled Go For It : Teach your computer to master one of the world's toughest games and you'll make a mint, says Michael Brooks. And you might just kick-start artificial intelligence too.

    Might interest some of you.

    It also has a related web link http://www.reiss.demon.co.uk/webgo/compgo.htm
    Ben
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    Howdy!

    Another good intro and some Freeware can be found at:

    http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/lesson/index-e.htm

    Enjoy!

    mikehansen

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    Arrow Computer Go

    Howdy!

    A link for some go playing freeware, GnuGo:

    http://www.fsf.org/software/gnugo/

    Seen GnuGo on the servers, but I can't really give an opinion on the program.

    Feedback would be helpful.

    Enjoy!

    mikehansen

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    GnuGo is alright,
    Turbo Go (a demo is available somewhere) is kind of iffy. Its nice in that it has a joseki tutor and can give you hints/move reasons. At the level I play at (medium, I stink), it seems far too aggressive for its own good. It tries to invade and live where no sane go player would attempt. It also spends the last part of the game fortifying its position against such invasions. So you might have to pass 5 times while it unnecessarily fortifies where something in theory could live, but wouldn't.
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    Gnu Go:

    Available for windows here: http://sjeng.sourceforge.net/ftp/

    Main page: http://www.gnu.org/software/gnugo/gnugo.html

    It's a command line program, so you'll want to download another program to actually play it. gGo seems nice, although a bit slow on my machine, its still in development. TanGo actually comes with GnuGo, although it makes annoying sounds and is pretty ugly looking.


    TanGo Page: (an IGS/NNGS client too) http://www.amourtan.com/

    gGo: http://ggo.sourceforge.net/
    Michael Siegel

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    Default Go Wiki

    Wow. All these posts, and I've yet to see a mention of http://senseis.xmp.net. Well, let this be my contribution . A wiki site (kind of a group discussion site) about go. Some quite interesting things there.

    Bit about myself: I don't play go much at all anymore. I was about 13-15k on KGS. I keep meaning to go back.

    Regards,
    Sebastien Leclair

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