Boardgame GO?

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger


Or just grab them yourself.

You can't take the corners without your opponent's 'help'.

[Drake Tungsten]

You can't take the corners without your opponent's 'help'.

You can in Go. While similar to Othello in play mechanics, the games are substantially different.

Thanks for the advice, UR. I beat the computer for the first time last night. Of course, I did need a two stone handicap and a .5 komi to win on a 9x9 board, but it's a start.

[Dauphin]

I was talking about Othello though.

[DrSpike]

It looks like my othello analogy is causing confusion..........there are some similarities, but key differences as well.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
Thanks for the advice, UR. I beat the computer for the first time last night. Of course, I did need a two stone handicap and a .5 komi to win on a 9x9 board, but it's a start.

No sweat. Enjoy the game.

[War4ever]

where can i get this game ....sounds promising, though i am a bit confused..... its free right, i don't want anyone getting ming in an uproar about warez, so if its warez, nm......i love strategy games, i am just a bit too young to have played as many of the great boardgames like you all did, other than the usual ones of course

[DrSpike]

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

For 9*9, check this out.

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by DrSpike
It looks like my othello analogy is causing confusion..........there are some similarities, but key differences as well.

I thought it was Father Beast's in the first post.

[Father Beast]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten

I downloaded a Go computer game last night and am learning the game right now, so any advice would be appreciated. The computer is destroying me on the easiest setting.

Glad to know I'm not the only one

Oh, wait, you said you have now beaten the computer once, at least. I guess you're ahead of me.

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by Sagacious Dolphin


I thought it was Father Beast's in the first post.

Crap......upon rereading the first post I see what you mean! I called go othello on steroids completely independently of FB.........perhaps it is a common analogy I'm not sure........I was just trying to explain what the game was like, and I knew everyone knows othello/reversi.

Sorry FB......you got there first.

[Dauphin]

Great minds think alike..... but fools seldom differ.

[DrSpike]

Since I am a great mind I am forced to conclude that FB must also be one.

[Drake Tungsten]

Glad to know I'm not the only one

Oh, wait, you said you have now beaten the computer once, at least. I guess you're ahead of me.

I've actually beat the computer a couple of times now, but I've always needed a two stone handicap to do it. I'm hoping I can beat the computer in a straight up game here pretty soon, but I doubt I'll be able to. This game is sooo hard!

It's a lot of fun though...

[Urban Ranger]

If you want to build up territories around a corner, the best place is "3-3" (the intersection of the third horizonal line and vertical line). You can go both ways on a star point, and "4-3" is giving up the corner for building up influences to grab the edge.

[War4ever]

its all so confusing