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- From: gennari@mcs-next-3 (John H. Gennari)
- Newsgroups: rec.games.go
- Subject: RE: Go rules for Beginners
- Message-ID: <1k3u2dINNksv@morrow.stanford.edu>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 17:57:33 GMT
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- Organization: Stanford University
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- > Here is an interesting exersize to try: play someone an even game, it
- > doesn't matter the relative strength differences of the players or who
- > gets black or white. The winner must win by no more than a set number
- > of points or no one wins. The points could be different for each player
- > depending upon the skill level of that player. The more skilled the
- > player the smaller the win range. Beginners should use 10-20 points on
- > down to 1-2 for dan level. A game played this way will give a better
- > feel for balance and beauty as opposed to the cut throat feel a normal
- > game may often give.
-
- What a good idea! This type of play would probably even help my
- playing ability. I have a bad habit of trying to kill big groups and
- then losing when I fail..... and I definitely need work in approximating
- the score during the middle game.
-
- -gofiend, 3k
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