go is not simple at all. much more difficult to became an expert in in fact
than chess.
Japanese shoogi is more interesting than chess but go comfounds me...
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?·?o?l : Asher Haig <ahaig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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???¼ : Re: Go and chess
>on 6/6/00 5:47 PM, Shaun Rawolle at s201330@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> Chris,
>>
>> Rather a mundane question, I'm afraid, but on reading 'Nomadology: the
war
>> machine' I find myself missing some basic cultural capital: what is the
>> game Go? Can someone describe the tactical and strategic axioms of the
game?
>>
>> Bye, Shaun
>>
>
>Go is a simple capture-the-pieces-to-control-the-board game (I believe)
from
>China. It's played on a grid. Stones are placed on the intersections of
the
>grid. Two colors (Black and White traditionally) are used. The object is
to
>surround stones of the opposite color on all possible intersections so
that
>no connecting stone can be placed. If stones are trapped, they are removed
>from the board and a hole remains. The process of taking board is done by
>capturing pieces, but the end-goal is to control as much of the board as
>possible.
>
>If you want a visual, yahoo games has an online version.
>http://games.yahoo.com/
>
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>
>Asher Haig ahaig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Greenhill Debate Dartmouth 2004
>
>
than chess.
Japanese shoogi is more interesting than chess but go comfounds me...
-----Original Message-----
?·?o?l : Asher Haig <ahaig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
?¶?æ : deleuze-guattari@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<deleuze-guattari@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
?ú?? : 2000?N6??7?ú 12:55
???¼ : Re: Go and chess
>on 6/6/00 5:47 PM, Shaun Rawolle at s201330@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> Chris,
>>
>> Rather a mundane question, I'm afraid, but on reading 'Nomadology: the
war
>> machine' I find myself missing some basic cultural capital: what is the
>> game Go? Can someone describe the tactical and strategic axioms of the
game?
>>
>> Bye, Shaun
>>
>
>Go is a simple capture-the-pieces-to-control-the-board game (I believe)
from
>China. It's played on a grid. Stones are placed on the intersections of
the
>grid. Two colors (Black and White traditionally) are used. The object is
to
>surround stones of the opposite color on all possible intersections so
that
>no connecting stone can be placed. If stones are trapped, they are removed
>from the board and a hole remains. The process of taking board is done by
>capturing pieces, but the end-goal is to control as much of the board as
>possible.
>
>If you want a visual, yahoo games has an online version.
>http://games.yahoo.com/
>
>---
>
>Asher Haig ahaig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Greenhill Debate Dartmouth 2004
>
>