Hello All,

I am new to Go and new to this Forum. This is my first post - Just looking around a bit and learning where things are...

I look forward to learning from you all. Thanks in advance!

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Whit+

"All in good time there will come a climax which will lift one to the heights, but first a foundation must be laid, broad, deep and solid..." Winfred Ernest Garrison

Get out while you still can!



Kidding aside, welcome to the forums and welcome to go.
How did you come to find us and our game?

Thanks for the reply zac! Yes! I am involved in several things that I need a support group to escape from!

Used to live in Berkeley, California and first saw the game there. Was more of a Chess player then, but never played Go. There was a great game shop there called Games of Berkeley and they had everything...http://www.gamesofberkeley.com/ I wish I could just run over there!

So why now? Believe it our not, the other night, my wife and I were watching Mulan (the Disney film) and there were some people playing in a scene. I had thought of the game in years. Got an app for my iPhone and been googling around since and found the AGA site...

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Whit+

"All in good time there will come a climax which will lift one to the heights, but first a foundation must be laid, broad, deep and solid..." Winfred Ernest Garrison

That is a good warning. Go can become addictive. The learning curve is very steep - way worse than chess - so you can spend lots of effort trying to become better and just end up frustrated.

Nonetheless, most of us consider it worthwhile in the long run. You probably will too. Your wife...well that may be a different story.

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Help make L19 more organized. Make an index: https://lifein19x19.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=5207

Actually, that looks like Xiangqi (Chinese chess), not go.
Anyway, welcome to Go

xed_over - not sure that that really was the scene. I got that off the web. I thought it was more in the background - the photo may be from Mulan II.

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Whit+

"All in good time there will come a climax which will lift one to the heights, but first a foundation must be laid, broad, deep and solid..." Winfred Ernest Garrison

Welcome to the Go Forum ! Go is a great game.

A warm welcome! Hopefully u will find GO a wonderful alternative to Chess. But u are still allowed to enjoy Chess.

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Walla Walla GO Club -(on FB)

We play because we enjoy the beauty of the game, the snap and feel of real stones, and meeting interesting people. Hope to see ya there! お願いします!

Anthony